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with special guest Dave Bernabo 3.17 – 8pm The Warhol | FREE parking in The Warhol lot Tickets $15/$12 Members & students visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

The Warhol welcomes back experimental guitarists Sir Richard Bishop (Sun City Girls), and Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance), joined on this occasion with free jazz drummer Chris Corsano (Bjork), to comprise the avant-rock super group and power trio Rangda. Blending a range of inﬂuences and distinct styles, the group actually alternated between improvised and structured songs (odd and even numbered tracks) on its ﬁrst record, False Flag. The group visits the museum on a tour supporting its third release on Drag City Records, The Heretic’s Bargain. Pittsburghbased experimental guitarist/composer, Dave Bernabo, opens the show.

3.19 – 8pm The Warhol entrance space | FREE parking in The Warhol lot Co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music Tickets $15/$12 Members & students visit www.warhol.org or call 412.237.8300

The Warhol and Music on the Edge welcome composer Tristan Perich and pianist Vicky Chow (Bang on a Can All-Stars) for a unique performance of Surface Image, a composition for solo piano and 40-channel 1-bit electronics. Blurring lines of organic and electric, Chow’s piano is accompanied by an orchestra comprised of 40 loudspeakers hand-wired by Perich. Released by New Amsterdam Records, the album has garnered several accolades, including being named number four in Rolling Stone’s 20 Best Avant Albums of 2014. +

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3.5 – 8pm SOUND SERIES: NEW MORSE CODE AND JAMIE JORDAN The Warhol theater Co-presented with the Music on the Edge series of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Music. FREE parking in The Warhol lot Advance Tickets: $15/$10 students; visit www.music.pitt.edu/tickets or call 412.624.7529

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The Andy Warhol Museum receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency and The Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District.

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“IF YOU PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR THE ARTISTS, IT KEEPS ILLEGAL ACTIVITY DOWN.”

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Painter Matt Spahr with one of his commissioned murals inside Downtown’s Tako restaurant

The Pittsburgh Police Graffiti Squad caught its most-wanted artist earlier this month. We explore Pittsburgh’s graffiti scene in our story to the right.

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OR YEARS, the staff at Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area had a problem. One of its historic sites, the Carrie Furnaces, was plagued by graffiti. Those charged with maintenance couldn’t keep up. By the time one graffiti tag was removed, 10 more popped up somewhere else. But Rivers of Steel, which is tasked with preserving historic industrial sites, came up with a solution. It started a program allowing artists to do sanctioned street art on the site in pre-approved locations. That program and approach to managing the city’s graffiti problem is unique around here. It’s one of the few public places where street art is legal. Throughout

most of the city, artists caught throwing up a tag or mural would be arrested. That’s what happened to Carnegie Mellon University student Max Gonzales

Pittsburgh Police are cracking down on graffiti artists, but are arrests really the best way to handle the issue? {BY REBECCA NUTTALL} (known on the street as Gem), who was arrested earlier this month after rising to the top of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Grafﬁti Squad’s most-wanted list.

Gonzalez is being charged with $114,000 worth of damage. Graffiti remains a source of frustration for many residents in the city. Neighborhood Facebook groups are riddled with pictures of graffiti and accompanying complaints. “When we go to community meetings, people always stress their concerns about graffiti, that they dislike it,” says Graffiti Squad Det. Braden Seese. “You’re always going to have people who say there are more important crimes out there, but for the most part [residents are] against it.” But another segment of the city has begun embracing street art. Murals are popping up in many neighborhoods, and CONTINUES ON PG. 08

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The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police’s Graffiti Squad is aiming to prevent graffiti like that pictured above. Check out more photos of illegal graffiti on our slideshow online.

local and international artists are using graffiti as a form of activism. These people say the key to reducing illegal street art isn’t the Graffiti Squad, which was reactivated this past November after a three-year hiatus. The key to curbing illegal activity, they say, is to create more legal spaces for artists. “If you provide an outlet for the artists, 98 percent of them are going to be so grateful for the outlet that they’ll work within whatever parameters are there and it keeps illegal activity down,” says Ron Baraff, Rivers of Steel archive director. “You’re always going to have some people who that’s the thrill for them — the illegal side of it. But the more buy-in you have, the more partnership you have, the more success you have. If you spend all your time screaming and yelling about graffiti being awful and [saying], ‘We need to scrub it all off,’ all it’s going to do is make more people want to come out and do it.”

“THEY’LL SEE THE GRAFFITI AND WON’T WANT TO MOVE TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. IT’S AN EYESORE.”

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“I always messed with spray paint when I was an adolescent, but I really got into painting burners and graffiti proper probably about 1988,” he says. “Everybody who painted graffiti in the city — it was a small group — we all knew each other. We just painted for fun. There was friendly competition between one another to see who could paint the nicest characters or get the freshest outlines out.” (A burner is a larger graffiti piece usually done on a wall, billboard or the outside of a railroad car.) Like Gonzales, Spahr was arrested for street art in his youth. He said graffiti is an outlet for many young artists. “It’s the same spirit that was alive back in my heyday that’s alive today. It’s just kids looking for a voice, and you gotta start somewhere,” Spahr says. “Graffiti’s a pretty effective way to put yourself out there. When you’re young, the galleries don’t want anything to do with you.” Spahr challenges those who don’t see graffiti as art, comparing it to Japanese calligraphy. And he says negative attitudes are beginning to shift. “Mostly it’s the older generation griping about it, but we’re in the dawn of the new era and that form of art is not going to be demonized the same way it was in the past,” says Spahr. “I know a lot of twentysomething kids coming

art in the late ’80s as part of the SDA (Super Dope Art) crew. Now 44, he won’t conﬁrm or deny whether he still does illegal grafﬁti, but said he spends most of his time painting murals and signs. His work can be seen at popular Downtown restaurants like Tako and Butcher and the Rye, and the exterior of Lawrenceville’s now-closed New Amsterdam.

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up, they would probably rather live in a neighborhood where they can go down the street and see some unsolicited, unsanctioned public artwork.” In order to reduce illegal activity, Spahr said city government should create public art spaces where artists can work without having to file a permit. He identified the Eliza Furnace Trail near the Allegheny County Jail as a possible location. “Pittsburgh could use a legal spot for those who don’t want the risk,” says Spahr. “Somewhere you can show up with a milk crate full of spray paint on a Sunday afternoon and you paint a burner.” Baraff, from Rivers of Steel, agrees. He says the program at the Carrie Furnaces, which launched four years ago, could be a model for the rest of the city. “We realized there was a story to tell there, a story of postindustrial Pittsburgh and how people and communities interact with these abandoned sites and how these abandoned sites move from a place of work to something very different, and in the case of Carrie it really became this site of exploration and in many ways a big urban playground,” says Baraff. And since then, Baraff says he can count the number of times graffiti was done illegally on the site on one hand. (Artists interested in doing work at the site should contact Baraff or artist liaison Shane Pilster at www.riversofsteel.com.) “We have control over where people paint,” says Baraff. “They’re not interfering with the historical integrity of the site. But it’s still allowing for a very visible pallete.”

“To a certain extent, there are definitely pockets that are embracing it, and you do see new stuff popping up. But Pittsburgh does have the graffiti task force. They came and power-washed a buffalo I painted on my sidewalk last year,” says Raymer. “And they’re prosecuting this Gem guy, saying he’s done over $100,000 of damage to the community. I go back and forth on some of the illegal stuff, some of it I like, some of it I don’t. I just think Pittsburgh could have better priorities. Those kids are just covering over it over and over again, so it’s basically like a wasted resource.” Raymer’s done sanctioned pieces for a variety of patrons. He did work on a vacant lot in Lawrenceville for the community group Lawrenceville United. An assistedliving facility in Mount Lebanon just commissioned him to do work for them. And the owner of a warehouse across from Raymer’s house gave him “free reign as an attempt to mitigate some of the shittier graffiti writers from tagging his building,” Raymer says. Next, Raymer is planning to do a mural on a house he recently purchased in Uptown. He says it will be visible from the Boulevard of the Allies and the Birmingham Bridge. But despite his passion for street art, Raymer’s never done illegal graffiti and he’s not a fan of a lot of the work he sees around the city. “A lot of the graff writers will just throw up a shitty tag somewhere, put no thought or effort into the placement,” says Raymer. “Some of the guys that do the wild-style that’s very colorful and takes a lot of technical detail and skill, I would consider that artwork. There’s a lot of gray area involved. “I would consider that more in the realm of artwork than some of the kids just starting at the other end of Lawrenceville, and just throwing up their shake to a lot of the tags you see in the city.”

“IF YOU SPEND ALL YOUR TIME SCREAMING AND YELLING ABOUT GRAFFITI, ALL IT’S GOING TO DO IS MAKE MORE PEOPLE WANT TO COME OUT AND DO IT.”

SIMILAR PROGRAMS have been created throughout the country. In Miami, Fla., Wynwood Walls is a large-scale grafﬁti and street-art space created in an old warehouse district. That’s where Lawrenceville artist Jeremy Raymer ﬁrst got interested in street art. “They wanted to revitalize the area and make it a tourist attraction. They bring in the biggest and baddest artists, and I saw it about two years ago and I was just enamored,” says Raymer. “Now I see all these older buildings and I just see blank canvases.” Raymer suggested the Strip District as a possible location for sanctioned street art. He’s been fortunate to be commissioned to do murals at several locations around town and wishes the city were more welcoming of street art so more artists could have the opportunity to showcase their talent.

THAT’S THE kind of work that was being done by Gonzalez, who was charged for painting tags in 58 locations, primarily in Oakland, Shadyside, East Liberty and Bloomﬁeld. Police say that if the Grafﬁti Squad hadn’t been reinstituted in November, the bureau would never have had the resources to put all of the charges together. “Max Gonzalez most likely would never have been arrested if the taskforce wasn’t brought back. And the other individuals we’re currently investigating, probably no one would be investigating,” says Det.

Seese. “We have the ability to spend our whole time on graffiti alone.” According to published reports, Gonzales confessed to leaving a number of tags. The bureau’s Graffiti Squad was launched in 2006 and went on to operate for six years. During the time it was inactive, graffiti investigations were handled zone by zone. Detectives say zones weren’t really able to track tags city-wide and were mostly charging taggers only when they were caught in the act. In fact, Gonzalez was arrested in 2013 and charged only with a summary offense and fined for tagging one location. “A lot of the graffiti goes unreported,” says Det. Alphonso Sloan. “We have to go out and find the different tags, but unfortunately a lot of the tags aren’t reported. The gentleman from CMU [Gonzales], we only had maybe four tags in our system that were reported to 911. So we would encourage the community to report graffiti because a lot of people don’t usually call 911 for graffiti because they don’t feel it’s an emergency.” While most residents aren’t calling 911 to report graffiti, the detectives say it’s one of the main complaints they hear at

community meetings. “It brings down the value of the neighborhood,” says Sloan. “The city won’t grow because if someone wants to move to the city and they don’t know the city, they’ll see the graffiti and won’t want to move to that neighborhood. It’s an eyesore.” Pittsburgh-area transplant Leslie Stem disagrees. The Texas-born North Braddock resident, who grew up in Saudi Arabia, says, “Graffiti is not the problem.” “The value of street art is in letting people express themselves and getting to hear/see it,” Stem said in an email to City Paper. “I don’t approve of hate speech, but other than that, people should be able to have conversations in the streets of all places and graffiti is one avenue for that.” As a graphic designer, Stem says she often draws inspiration from graffiti. And on the personal side, she says she finds solace in her travels when she sees a tag she recognizes. But above all, Stem says she supports graffiti because of its power. “Graffiti yells from the rooftops a reminder that we don’t all have equal voice in this capitalist democracy,” says Stem. “It pisses on the establishment and upsets power, and that’s why it’s illegal.”

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ON FEB. 26, Port Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaders expressed their regrets in the shooting death of Bruce Kelley Jr., but offered little else. PAT CEO Ellen McLean said it was an â&#x20AC;&#x153;unfortunate and tragic incidentâ&#x20AC;? and PAT board chair Bob Hurley said â&#x20AC;&#x153;we are all very sorryâ&#x20AC;? that a life was lost. However, both said they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide ofďŹ cial comments until the Allegheny County District Attorney, who is investigating the incident, issued a report. On Jan. 31, Kelley and his father were confronted by PAT ofďŹ cers for drinking in public. According to police, a ďŹ ght broke out between the men and the ofďŹ cers, and Kelley Jr. ďŹ&#x201A;ed. When ofďŹ cers caught up with Kelley, he was carrying a 3-inch blade and kept retreating from the ofďŹ cers. Eventually, a police dog was released and Kelley stabbed the dog, which died later. Kelley was shot at by PAT police 12 times and died from his wounds. Community members spoke out on Kelleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death at the Feb. 26 PAT board meeting. Local activist Dell Vann, who said he was speaking on behalf of the Black Lives Matter movement, questioned why Bruce Kelley Jr. and his father were confronted in the ďŹ rst place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who tailgate and get drunk before and after Steelers games donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get arrested,â&#x20AC;? Vann said. After the shooting, PAT spokesperson Jim Ritchie told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that PAT police had received â&#x20AC;&#x153;a lot of concern coming from the community about Hamnett [Place Station] and this area of the gazebo.â&#x20AC;? Kelley and his father were found drinking in a gazebo in a small park at the corner of Wood Street and Franklin Avenue in Wilkinsburg, not a bus shelter, as many sources had previously reported. The gazebo is located in the middle of a sleepy business district and is about a sevenminute walk from Hamnett Place Station. City Paper spoke to four local businesses that sit within the immediate vicinity of the gazebo. All said the gazebo is generally quiet during work hours and that they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard of many complaints about the tiny park.

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In December, a chaotic scene outside the Wood Street T Station erupted, started when police confronted a teen who allegedly hit the stop button on the escalator. As result, several more police units were called, and ďŹ ve arrests were made. PAT ofďŹ cials also defended their ofďŹ cersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; response to this incident by claiming Wood Street station had seen an increase in unruly activity, a claim widely reported in the media. However, CP issued a Right-To-Know request to PAT asking if their police force had any reports on the Wood Street T station, including strategies to manage it or special problems that have occurred there, and the authority could provide none. Brandi Fisher, of the Alliance for Police Accountability, told the board she felt PAT Police has questionable accountability procedures. While the county DA is currently investigating the Kelley incident, that is not the normal procedure, Fisher says. She says PAT Police, which has about 40 ofďŹ cers on duty, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an independent body to investigate internal conduct. Fisher interviewed PAT Police Chief Matthew Porter after the Wood Street incident and was told internal investigations are completed by himself and two of his lieutenants. Fisher says this method can be problematic because it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;police investigating police.â&#x20AC;? Furthermore, the Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board, which independently reviews misconduct of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police, has no jurisdiction over PATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ cers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past [PAT police] have not been used in the same capacity,â&#x20AC;? says Fisher. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now that is changing, and they need to change their accountability process. Their accountability process is not transparent and cannot be fully trusted.â&#x20AC;? Ritchie says the authority will not be commenting at this time or answering other related questions due to the ongoing investigation.

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THE TOUGHEST JOB to get in Pittsburgh sports is head coach of the Steelers. It’s been open only twice since 1969. What’s the toughest job to keep in Pittsburgh sports? Without question it’s first baseman for the Pirates. That position has been an abyss since 1982. That year, Jason Thompson represented the Pirates at the All-Star game as a first baseman. It was the last time that happened. Since then Pirates first basemen have had the job security of Van Halen frontmen or the actors playing Col. Sanders. Since 2004, 44 different guys have tried out for the role. That’s one more than the total number of presidents of the United States since 1781. (Grover Cleveland is counted twice for some reason that I’m too lazy to look up.) Somehow, though, the position still pays more than our commanderin-chief gets. This season will see Sean Rodriguez, Michael Morse, Jason Rogers, John Jaso and rookie Josh Bell all compete to hold the job for longer than a season. Some of the past names sound impressive, like Sean Casey, Adam LaRoche, Derek Lee and Justin Morneau. But they were either past their primes or just rented players. Others, like Travis Ishikawa, John Bowker, Josh Phelps and Brent Morel, never sounded or looked impressive. Nothing seems to work. They’ve even tried players who have never played there before. Pedro Alvarez, Aramis Ramirez, Jordy Mercer, Rod Barajas and Xavier Nady all tried it, but nothing stuck. It’s not an easy place to play; it’s not like Little League where you just throw the biggest kid there because there’s little running involved. Arguably the best of the bunch was Craig Wilson, who played there from 2001 to 2006. Wilson hit 94 home runs as a Pirate but never got the full-time job. In his five years with the Bucs, he saw Carlos Rivera, Randall “Sausage” Simon, Daryle Ward, Rob Mackowiak, Ty Wigginton, Joe “The Joker” Randa and Jose Hernandez all share duties with him. Jose Hernandez struck out so much he was nicknamed “The Windmill.” And that’s only half the list! Lest we forget such forgettable names like Andy LaRoche, Matt Hague, Bobby Crosby, Chris

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Pedro Alvarez is a free agent; maybe we can sign him.

Gomez and Ryan Doumit. Whatever you do this season, do not buy a jersey of a Pirates first basemen; that’s been a bad investment since Willie Stargell retired. Just ask the people who got burned buying Brad “Big Country” Eldred, Garrett Jones and Lyle Overbay jerseys. At least those jerseys were available. Eric Hinske, Brandon Wood and Brandon Inge weren’t around long enough to have one made. Last year, Pedro Alvarez was such a mess at third they figured it couldn’t be worse at first. He had to be better than Andrew Lambo, Casey McGehee and Gaby Sanchez, right? Sadly he was not, at least not defensively. These names are a veritable Who’s Who of mediocrity. Doug Mientkiewicz and Steve Pearce were decent players; Jeff Clement was not. His name is only one letter off from “Clemente,” but comparisons abruptly end there. Somehow I forgot that teen heartthrob Corey Hart also took a turn at first last year, but surrendered with an injury. Being the Pirates first baseman is like being the World’s Oldest Man; you may be on top for now, but it will inevitably end soon. So this year will rookie phenom Josh Bell take over the position, or will one of the four other guys establish themselves? The Pirates might have to go outside the organization and find somebody. Right now, though, the only available free-agent first baseman who’s even halfdecent is Pedro Alvarez. Maybe they should sign him.

HIS NAME IS ONLY ONE LETTER OFF FROM “CLEMENTE,” BUT THE COMPARISONS ABRUPTLY END THERE.

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In celebration of City Paper’s 25th Anniversary, each week we’re looking back at the headlines, pictures and people who graced our pages over the years.

City Paper has run so many stories about so many people over the years that it would be impossible to recall them all. But if you’re an avid CP reader you undoubtedly remember “Bill Dorsey’s Blues.” It would be impossible to have a historic retrospective of this paper without including it. Everyone knew Dorsey, a former blues singer of whom the great John Lee Hooker once said, “That blind boy’s up there singing his ass off. He’s something else.” When arts editor Bill O’Driscoll spent time with him, he was living a modest life in the Hill District and using his beautiful voice to make a living singing on street corners. O’Driscoll wrote: “Dorsey professes to shun show business. He says his brief experiences with managers have gone poorly. He also treasures his independence; as a street singer, he can choose his own material — these days, he mostly sings gospel — and avoid conflicts with, say, irresponsible bandmates.” The nearly 7,000-word 2007 story is without question one of the most popular in City Paper history — and Dorsey himself is still out there singing. Read for yourself at www.pghcitypaper.com.

Writer Sue Hirsch reports on a lecture at CMU with Mark Pauline, the founder of a performance-art group called Survival Research Laboratories of San Francisco. The controversial group was known for over-the-top art exhibits that usually involved burning and defiling the Bible in some way, like using “large sexually explicit props covered with a generous layer of requisitioned Bibles.” After “employing these props in a wide variety of Unholy Rituals, SRL machines will proceed to burn them to ashes.”

RACE TO THE FUTURE (March 3, 1993)

Lest anyone think that racism and racial inequality is a new thing to Pittsburgh, the issue ha been covered widely throughout this paper’s history. This week, Michele Dalton, of Wilkinsburg, said we needed to “stop pretending” that racism doesn’t exist. The solution to the problem? Dalton writes: “We have a choice. Do we work it out with our minds or do we fight it out in the streets …” Seems we’re still facing those questions.

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Pittsburgh, in an effort to stay afloat.” At this time in history, the Carnegie Science Center had just opened, and The Andy Warhol Museum and what would become the Heinz History Center were in the works. And while these museums are still alive and kicking, others, like the proposed Kins House Museum in Lawrenceville, never materialized.

SHOPPING SPREE TO NOWHERE (March 8, 2000) Staff writer Rich Lord wrote the first of what would be dozens of pieces on a plan to build a retail shopping center called Deer Creek Crossing, in Harmar Township, just three miles from the birthplace of environmentalist Rachel Carson. The fight would drag on for years before being scuttled in 2007.

WAR IS HELL, AND APPARENTLY ALWAYS WAS (March 7, 2007)

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The cover of this week’s CP asks “Is there a future in the past?” The story focused on a plan to open eight new museums in addition to the 22 already operating within city limits. Writer Michelle Fanzo asks whether there’s enough public patronage to support the new endeavors at a time when “Museums are consolidating, much like the parishes in

go ballistic about any topic and nobody will so much as look at you funny.” And don’t worry: Writing down thoughts of rage did not go uncompensated, as contributors received “a gift certificate for a free massage at Downtown’s Backrubs and Bodyworks. Tell us what rubs you the wrong way, then get rubbed the right way.”

READY, SET, RANT (March 8, 2000)

One of the most iconic features in CP history was The Rant, and 16 years ago this week, CP put out its first call for angry missives. Editor Andy Newman said it was “a place where you can

This week’s cover story, by Marty Levine and Charlie Deitch, looked at Pittsburgh’s ties to the U.S. war machine. Levine covered protesters calling attention to the close ties between Carnegie Mellon’s National Robotics Engineering Center and the Department of Defense. Fourteen protesters chained themselves together across the facility’s entry gate with a device awesomely called a “sleeping dragon.” The complexity of the device made it extremely difficult for authorities to remove. Elsewhere, Deitch wrote about Squirrel Hill Iraq War veteran John Soltz, who had started a national organization called VoteVets to protest the escalation of the war in Iraq. “This is not a security mission,” Soltz told CP. “It’s a political one with no military solution. Our troops deserve for our president to offer them a real strategy.”

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HOT CHOCOLATE {BY AL HOFF} The vividly colored, hand-painted chocolates from A519 are almost too beautiful to eat. But to savor the candy’s other pleasures — the satisfying crack of the hard shell, the luxurious truffle filling — it must be eaten. After spending time in the San Francisco Bay Area working at a twoMichelin-starred restaurant and for the chocolatier Chris Kollar, Amanda Wright opened A519 Chocolates, in Millvale, last June. Wright describes Pittsburgh as being “a great match for our company, given its growing, and quite warranted, reputation as a destination food city.” A519 has 10 flavors available at any time, five of which rotate seasonally and often incorporate fresh, local ingredients. Flavors range from traditional (caramel, coffee) to adventurous (oatmeal raisin, apple cider and rye). Holidays get specialty products; for Easter, look for painted bunnies and a “paint your own chocolate Easter egg” kit. Try your artisanal skills with a chocolate egg, a palette of edible cocoa-butter “paint” and paint brushes. But it’s not all art: Wright’s husband and business partner, Andy Rape, holds advanced science degrees, which he applies to the chocolate-making process. Wright explains that texture also matters: “A proper texture results from the correct crystallization of the chocolate shell … a highly understood and controllable process, in which Andy has scientific experience and insight.” And what could be a more perfect union of art and science than blueand-purple-painted peanut-butter-andpretzel chocolate truffle? AHOFF@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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under-promise and over-deliver. Ordinary Joe’s, Aspinwall’s “newest restaurant and only sports bar” (as per its website), makes good on the ﬁrst half of that bargain with its name alone. But in Aspinwall, a town that punches above its weight restaurant-wise, we ﬁgured even a self-proclaimed humble sports bar might be worth a visit. Certainly the interior exceeded our expectations of the typical sports bar: bright and well lit, with team logos cut into metal plates standing in for autographed jerseys or hero-worshipping photos. In addition to the bar and a separate counter to accommodate, presumably, standing-room-only game crowds, there were plenty of tables, and several families dining at them.

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ORDINARY JOE’S SPORTS BAR & GRILLE 225 Commercial Ave., Aspinwall. 412-784-1010 HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-1 a.m.; Sun. noon-1 a.m. PRICES: $4-15 LIQUOR: Full bar

CP APPROVED the wine room (a relic of the previous, ﬁne-dining tenant, but still!), featuring high-back leather chairs and a single TV, politely switched off. The menu was a lot more, well, or-

dinary. There were no entrees — just starters, salads, sandwiches and pizza. The offerings were somewhere in between up-to-date and on-trend, including poutine; beef, turkey or veggie burgers; and even a salad, featuring salmon and mango salsa. It proves that that even pub grub isn’t immune to the foodie revolution. Unfortunately, the poutine was a misnomer, with no cheese curds in evidence. Fortunately, fries with melted mozzarella and brown gravy are still delicious, especially with gravy still bubbling at the edges of the crock and deeply browned fries resisting sogginess. The proportion of cheese was just right, too — enough for long strands to drip from each bite, but without either blanketing the fries or becoming scarce before the

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fries ran out. The fries were just as good served unadorned alongside a sandwich, ranging delightfully from fluffy russet to crunchy mahogany. Potatoes may be Ordinary Joe’s forte. A side of loaded mashed potatoes was chock-full of chopped, chewy bacon (not “bits,” but crumbly morsels), and topped with melted cheddar. The only thing standing between this dish and greatness was the amount of salt. The potatoes were well seasoned, and the additions of cheese and bacon created a salt bomb that was a little hard to take. Wings, served whole, come dry or sauced, with about 15 sauce options. Most were familiar, but we found an unusual one — Louisiana ox — to try. It was a success, combining a traditional Buffalo sauce with Cajun flavors for great depth and none of that nagging feeling that you’d have been better off sticking with the classic. Straight Buffalo sauce, which we experienced in the form of a Buffalo chicken wrap, distinguished itself with fiery flavor; this was no meek, vaguely chili-tinted butter sauce. The foot-long hot dog was available with an array of toppings from the pizza menu, but strictly on a build-your-own basis, unlike the burgers, which are listed in several pre-set styles. The bun was ordinary at best, but the wiener was a fine, beefy, kosher-style sausage, plump and juicy. The bourbon burger had an aboveaverage patty — cooked to temperature — in a good roll, topped with a bourbon sauce that leaned away from cloying sweetness to deliver, instead, a bit of zesty kick. (It’s also available on wings, an option we’d like to try.) The bacon on top was again chewy and smoky, and while sriracha onion straws didn’t add much heat, their crunch was addictive. Angelique couldn’t stop plucking the ones that fell from the burger off of Jason’s plate. Onion rings, however, were unremarkable. The pizza was mediocre sports-bar grade, with a bland crust that developed neither crispness nor chew. At least the kitchen did nail the sauce, both its flavor — not too sweet — and amount. Despite the meh crust, our overall impression was of a classic pizzeria pizza, if not one that we’d go out of our way for. Ordinary Joe’s lives up to its name in the sense that it does not try to elevate, redefine or expand the concept of a sports bar. On the other hand, it strives to be the best ordinary sports bar that it can be, and for the most part, it delivers.

Some hotels are content with providing comfy beds and clean towels. Not the Ace. East Liberty’s new Ace Hotel Pittsburgh is focused on being a vibrant piece of the community around it, from the Teenie Harris exhibition in the stairwell to an eclectic lineup of Pittsburgh DJs and events. And with a locally leaning menu and a rotating selection of creative cocktails, the Ace boasts a bar that you’ll want to drink at again and again, whether you’re coming from across the country or just down the street. “We are really the heart of the hotel,” explains bar manager Hana Zoufalik. The attractive bar, which welcomes you to the Ace’s high-ceilinged foyer, buzzes with energy, pumping out drinks for folks in the lobby, diners at the Whitfield restaurant and guests in their rooms: Minibars are stocked with local spirits, wine and even bottled martinis and negronis. To appeal to locals and travelers alike, the Ace bar features a constantly changing menu that includes a little bit of everything. Four taps are dedicated to local breweries like Grist House and Hop Farm, and the wine list is populated with a diverse selection of food-friendly bottles. Where the Ace’s bar truly excels, however, is in simple, classically inspired cocktails. The Fairweather, for instance, combines blanco tequila, Averna, cinnamon syrup and lemon juice for a bright yet warming winter tipple. The night I visited, Zoufalik and her crew were taking the first tastes of an aged boulevardier. Vanillabean-infused rye whiskey, sweet vermouth and Campari spent seven weeks in a virgin oak barrel, creating a smooth and slightly smoky version of the classic drink. Perhaps the best thing about the new bar is that all of this, along with an impressive bar menu featuring burgers and sausages made with local meat, is available every day until 2 a.m. In a town that often seems to shut down around midnight, the Ace offers a welcome addition to the city’s late-night scene.

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BRGR. 5997 Centre Ave., East Liberty (412-362-2333) and 20111 Rt. 19, Cranberry Township (724-742-2333). This casual restaurant celebrates — and in many cases, imaginatively re-creates — America’s signature contribution to global cuisine. BRGR keeps its patties to a reasonable size, which allows for a variety of gourmet toppings — plus room for excellent fried sides (French fries, onion rings, pickles), or milkshakes (traditional or spiked). JE CAFÉ DELHI. 205 Mary St., Carnegie. 412-278-5058. A former Catholic church in Carnegie now houses an Indian café, with a menu ranging from dosa to biryani to palak paneer. From a cafeteria-style menu, order street snacks (chaats, puris), or the nugget-like, spicy fried “Chicken 65.” Hearty fare includes chickpea stew, and a kebab wrapped in Indian naan bread. JF CENTRAL DINER. 6408 Steubenville Pike, Robinson. 412-275-3243. This spot offers a winning hybrid of American diner fare and Greek specialties. Breakfast and lunch favorites (giant pancakes, omelets, pork souvlaki, spanakopita) give way to entrées such as stuffed peppers, shrimp santorini and Roumanian tenderloin steak. KE

Meat and Potatoes {CP FILE PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} the platter, and the huge breakfast burrito is like a Spanish omelet wrapped in a tortilla. For lunch, there are burgers, sandwiches and fresh pie. J JOSEPH TAMBELLINI RESTAURANT. 5701 Bryant St., Highland Park. 412-665-9000. The menu at this convivial white-linen Italian restaurant straddles the ultra-familiar — the five choices in the chicken and veal section are trattoria staples — and the more unusual. There’s a strong emphasis on fresh pasta and inventively prepared seafood, such as crusted Chilean sea bass in an orange buerre blanc and berry marmalade. LE

CURRY ON MURRAY. 2121 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-422-3120. The menu here is fairly standard Thai, featuring your favorites but also offering few surprises. So alongside satay, larb salad, pad Thai and the popular street-food noodle dish, pad see ew, look for moo dad deaw, a fried pork appetizer or a pumpkin-tofu curry. KF DIAMOND MARKET. 430 Market St., Downtown. 412-325-2000. The tavern-like décor provides a comfortable, unpretentious setting for socializing, and the menu bridges retro and au courant in a now-familiar way, with grownup comfort food and big burgers on brioche buns with fancy toppings. Try the excellent mac-and-cheese, accented with bacon and truffle oil, or the donut-sized onion rings drizzled with balsamic vinegar. KE HOT METAL DINER. 1025 Lebanon Road, West Mifflin. 412-462-4900. This new-oldfashioned diner with a Harley theme offers a traditional menu with super-size portions. The thick, fluffy “mancakes” hang off

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NAYA. 2018 Murray Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-421-1920. At this storefront restaurant, diners can explore the depths of Syrian cuisine as well as a few Middle Eastern favorites, such baba ghanoush. Among the entrees: samaka harrah (“spicy Syrian fish”), shawarma served with rice pilaf, and lamb in a fruit sauce paired with mashed potatoes. KF OISHII BENTO. 119 Oakland Ave., Oakland. 412-687-3335. Bamboo walls and a low counter with colorful cloth cubes for seating denote a place for moderately priced Japanese food, including sushi. Oishii also adds a few Korean dishes for variety and spice; those seeking a little heat might consider bulgogi, the Korean BBQ. JF PITTSBURGH THAI RESTAURANT BY BORIS. 321 South Ave., Verona. 412-828-0339. Expect to find with the standard array of Thai curries, noodle dishes and stir fries, with more unusual offerings tucked away under “Specialties” and “Chef’s Specials.” Appetizers include corn fritters and steamed dumplings, and among the less-common entrees are tropical bird’s nest (with a shredded potato base) and tamarind tofu. KF

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Curry on Murray MEAT AND POTATOES. 649 Penn Ave., Downtown. 412-325-7007. This restaurant combines several current trends, including revisiting staples of the American pantry, the gastro-pub and nose-to-tail cooking, all in a lively Downtown space. Expect everything from marrow bones to burgers, flatbreads and chicken pot pie, as well as pots of rhubarb jam and hand-crafted cocktails. LE

POOR RICHARD’S WEXFORD ALEHOUSE. 10501 Perry Highway, Wexford. 724-935-9870. This bar and restaurant delivers top-notch pub grub, plus a well-curated beer menu. Among the offerings: the Buffalo, N.Y. classic sandwich, roast beef on weck, a Germanic roll with caraway seeds; and mac-and-cheese, made with Buffalo hot sauce. Well-prepared burgers, wings, fish and chips, and sandwiches round out the menu. KE

SUKHOTHAI BISTRO. 5813 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill. 412-521-8989. This restaurant merges the traditional flavors and preparations of Thailand with modern European-bistro aspirations. The menu features an assortment of curries and rice and noodle dishes, peppered with a few more intriguing options among the chef’s specials and entrée lists. KF

The Pub Chip Shop {CP FILE PHOTO BY HEATHER MULL} PROPER BRICK OVEN AND TAP ROOM. 139 Seventh St., Downtown. 412-281-5700. This cozy Downtown spot offers a menu of snacks, pizzas and pastas, but strives to be about as refined as that workmanlike trinity can be. Some cheeses and pasta are housemade, and many starters are closer to tapas or antipasti than to pub grub. More than 30 beers are on tap, as well. KE THE PUB CHIP SHOP. 1830 E. Carson St., South Side. 412-381-2447. This storefront venue offers British-style quick fare, from fish and chips and meat pies, to doner kebabs and pasties. Pastry pies include traditional (meat, Stilton) but also more modern fillings like chicken curry and vegan vindaloo. Beer-battered haddock pairs well with housemade sauces and thick fresh-cut fries. JF RANDITA’S ORGANIC VEGAN CAFÉ. 207 Commercial Ave., Aspinwall. 412-408-3907. The all-vegan menu here spans the range, from faux meats like seitan “sausage,” and meat replacements like tofu, to meat-free classics like a hummus wrap and West African sweet-potato and peanut soup. Weekend-only dinner specials

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TANA ETHIOPIAN CUISINE. 5929 Baum Blvd., East Liberty. 412-665-2770. The menu offers a variety of stewed meats, legumes and veggies, all rich with warm spices. Order the sampler platters for the best variety of flavors, and ask for a glass of tej, a honeybased wine that is the perfect accompaniment. KE

THE RED RING. 1015 Forbes Ave., Uptown. 412-396-3550. This Duquesne University venue is a decided cut above student TASTE OF INDIA. 4320 Penn dining. The dining room is Ave., Bloomfield. 412-681-7700. spacious, with a handsome Yogi Berra groused about the fieldstone bar. The fare is restaurant nobody went to — contemporary American because it was always too cuisine, with a thoughtful crowded. Taste of India is the selection of opposite: Everyone goes internationally there partly because inflected classics like you can always chipotle barbecue get a table. The pork tenderloin and atmosphere is almost . w w w blackened chicken surreally quiet, typaper ci h g p alfredo. Artisanal but the food is .com touches like a side consistently good (try dish of “chef’s grains” the paneer). Portions are complete the picture. KE ample, prices reasonable. JE

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“THERE’S A CONFIDENCE THAT COMES ALONG WITH PERFORMING AS STEVIE NICKS.”

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IN THE MIX When Elaina Holko and Katie Molchan began making plans to open a bar, they knew that they wanted a casual hangout spot with some classy flair. After a year of looking for the right location, they found an old carpet store in Garfield. Holko and Molchan made the purchase and set about transforming the dilapidated structure. Because they also wanted music to be a part of the theme — and wanted the venue name to be more than just a meaningless moniker neatly stenciled above the entrance — “Mixtape” was chosen. “Mix tapes were a labor of love,” says Molchan, “and so is our bar.” “And there’s variety,” adds Holko, noting that on Saturday evenings, when Holko runs the DJ booth and Molchan serves drinks with the rest of the staff, the bar is referred to as Mixtape Dance Lounge “When we aren’t running the Dance Lounge,” Holko continues, “we are Mixtape Music Gallery and Café.” Visitors are likely to find ’90s chart-toppers in rotation — Holko is quick to note her love for all things No Doubt, and if anyone has any ideas for a Tragic Kingdom cocktail, she’s open to suggestions. But the local music scene is most notably present. “We will feature a band for about a month or so,“ Holko explains, “sell their merch and put their album on the playlist.” Featured bands and artists have included Wreck Loose, Wings for Armor and Alyssa Turkowski. Holko and Melchan also book live acts, but because Mixtape shares a wall with a dance studio, they like to keep it lounge-y and intimate. “We didn’t think we could do live music when we bought the place,” Melchan says, “but then Elaina’s friends were in town and told us they were playing at our place.” “They pretty much invited themselves,” adds Holko, “and they’re a percussion trio so we really didn’t know how it would work [because of the volume]. But we didn’t get any complaints, so we decided to keep the live thing going.” All themes aside, Holko and Melchan are committed to being a part of the neighborhood. “We want to see our neighbors,” Holko says, “and just be a nice, friendly place.”

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Never break the chain: Rumours

{BY CARALYN GREEN}

OR MEKENZIE JACKSON, Stevie Nicks is more than her spirit animal. Stevie Nicks is her identity. When not fronting Atlanta’s Ex Wives — a twangy shoegaze band with a washedout ’70s vibe — Jackson performs as Nicks in the Fleetwood Mac tribute act Rumours. “There’s a conﬁdence that comes along with performing as Stevie Nicks,” says Jackson. “And I think it’s because I’m hiding behind a character. I can play this game, play dress-up, and I don’t have to be myself all the way through.” Rumours was formed in the summer of 2014 when Jackson, a longtime Mac fan, and her Ex Wives bandmate Alex Thrift joked about doing an acoustic set of Fleetwood Mac covers at a local bar. The idea turned into a legit tribute act. “Then it just blew up,” says Jackson. Rumours plays at least a show or two

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each week, with touring taking the members increasingly farther away from their Atlanta home base. The Sat., March 5, concert at Pittsburgh’s Altar Bar comes a day after they’ll play Daryl Hall’s Daryl’s House venue in New York — an apt ﬁt, as Jackson and Thrift once considered forming a Hall & Oates tribute act.

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“I’ve done other tribute acts in the past,” says Thrift, who performs as Lindsey Buckingham. “The most successful ones are able to make people feel like they’re back in 1977. The whole concept for me is, ‘How do I get people to feel like they’re seeing the

real thing 35 years ago?’” Wardrobe plays a big role, of course, as does body language. For Jackson, the top hat is the heart and soul of Stevie Nicks. But it goes beyond that. Rumours’ drummer studied Mick Fleetwood’s light kick-drum technique, and the keyboard player perfected Christine McVie’s “weird little twitches.” Jackson and Thrift know that much of Rumours’ success is due to the recent Fleetwood Mac resurgence. Jackson attributes this newfound popularity to Stevie Nicks’ stint on American Horror Story: Coven; pop band Haim’s due diligence to its obvious muse; and the emotional connection women in particular feel to Nicks’ lasting brand of mystical femininity. There was also the 2012 tribute album that included Lykke Li, Best Coast, Tame Impala and Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s sweet performance on Glee of “Landslide,” a song CONTINUES ON PG. 22

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that will forever serve as a human litmus test. When listening to “Landslide,” do you cry? If not, why not? Are you a robot? You’re probably a robot. Thrift, meanwhile, takes the rock-ist dude route to Fleetwood Mac’s comeback (“I know I sound like an old guy”), explaining that “music was just better in the ’70s and ’80s, and young people are realizing that. There was something about that period. Maybe there was more to write about back then, and now everything has been done.” Rumours’ two-hour setlist pulls from Fleetwood Mac staples like “Landslide,” “The Chain,” “Little Lies,” “Rhiannon” and “Say You Love Me,” and rotates in surprises like ”Leather and Lace,” Nicks’ 1981 duet with Don Henley. ”We base our setlist around what Fleetwood Mac is doing,” says Jackson, who has seen Fleetwood Mac live “about seven times,” including her ﬁrst show, 1997’s “The Dance” tour, when she was 10 years old. So does playing in a Fleetwood Mac tribute act — always a “tribute act”; never a “cover band” — affect the music that Jackson and Thrift create as Ex Wives? “What goes in your ears comes out your hands and your mouth,” says Thrift. “Through osmosis or something, you absorb those songs so much you end up subconsciously sounding similar.” Jackson agrees. “What’s interesting is that tribute-ing Fleetwood Mac has almost made us better musicians in our original project.” For Thrift, it feels “harder to do ‘Mac’ than original stuff.” “It’s easier to be yourself than someone else,” I say to him. But when Jackson says there’s something, well, effortless and empowering about performing as Stevie Nicks, I ﬁnd myself agreeing that it’s easier to pretend to be someone else than to be yourself. A few Halloweens ago, I showed up at a house party dressed as Stevie Nicks. Another Stevie answered the door. We tipped our top hats, embraced, and twirled in our shawls. Strangers before that moment, we Stevies were fast friends, sisters of the moon, connected by our spirits and our tambourines. Months later, my little brother was getting married and I was fresh off of a breakup. The ceremony itself called for a pale-gray gown that matched the dozen other bridesmaids, but the rehearsal dinner called for my Stevie dress, black and gauzy with slits up both legs, and leather accents. Stevie was my shield, my power suit, my persona. We all have a little Stevie in us. Mekenzie Jackson just has a little more Stevie than the rest of us. INF O @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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ON THE RECORD

with Nathan Zoob {BY MARGARET WELSH}

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Nathan Zoob is something of a fixture of the Pittsburgh music scene, as a member of Wreck Loose and singersongwriter Mark Dignam’s band. Now he’s releasing his first solo record, as Zoob. The five-track album, Curriculum Vitae, showcases Zoob’s penchant for genre-bending, most readily bringing to mind ’80s-era Paul Simon. IS THERE A CONCEPT BEHIND THE RECORD? I wrote these songs over probably three to five years, and they each kind of evoke a certain period in my life. But there was no unifying theme. I think one of the reasons I went with Curriculum Vitae as a title was that the only unifying theme was that they are my personal expressions. LOOKING AT THE FINISHED PRODUCT, DID ANY UNEXPECTED THEMES MATERIALIZE? The way they fit together is that they sort of evoke genre exercises. … If there’s something that unites the songs, it’s a love of genre across the board. HOW DID THE RANGE OF GENRES EMERGE IN A PRACTICAL SENSE? I always sort of consider myself a folk writer. … When I do solo work, it’s usually just me and an acoustic guitar. [In this case] I wanted [the songs] to live independently of … my own stylistic tics. I had a lot of people helping me and we sort of all explored the best way to flesh them out together. So I was surprised to find gypsy jazz and a bit of world beat, and influences like Radiohead and others that I love, but [of which] I don’t necessarily see myself carrying on the tradition. MWELSH@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

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Mike Miller: “If these things aren’t my focus, is there anything left of me?”

ALL SAINTS {BY MARGARET WELSH} AS MIKE MILLER drove to St. Paul, Minn. for

a major anarchist protest of the Republican National Convention in September 2008, Saul of Tarsus was on his mind. “I’ve always been interested in the Bible as literature,” says Miller. And like Saul on his way to Damascus — before his roadside encounter with Christ as a bright light, and his subsequent transformation into the apostle St. Paul — Miller felt like he was approaching a crossroads. As he contemplated the name of his destination, and purpose of his journey, he thought, “I want to come back from this different, one way or another.” Since 2004, he’d been the leader of Johnstown-based Endless Mike and the Beagle Club, which began as a solo guitar project, but quickly morphed into a rambunctious, noisy folk-punk ensemble featuring all of Miller’s musician friends. “The idea was that there was going to be one thing in my life — and I was going to afford it to my friends as well — where there weren’t obligations. Where if you couldn’t make it, no big deal,” he explains. These days, the semirotating member count usually hits between six and eight, though they’ve toured with as many as 16. But on the heels of the band’s politically charged June 2008 record We Are Still at War, Miller was starting to question his own motives. “At that point in my life, being in this band, that kind of [punk] activism … I had completely deﬁned myself by it,” he says. “And I’m thinking to myself, ‘Why is that? Is it just ego?’ Maybe [I’d] been doing those things for a little too long without examining myself or letting myself change. I

thought, ‘If these things aren’t my focus, is there anything left of me?’” Years later, the Beagle Club’s jubilant, hectic new record, Saint Paul (out this week on A-F Records), is the result of those questions. Each song deals with the story of Paul in some way: “St. Saul” gives a little history and evokes a wild call-and-response hymn; autobiographical tracks like “Winter in Westmont” are more esoteric. In comparison to the themes and lyrics of We Are Still at War, which Miller describes as “more dogmatic,” Saint Paul — which Miller stresses is not a Christian record — looks inward, and blends the philosophical with the mundane in unexpected ways. Lines which begin existentially — “I don’t want to wait forever …” — land ﬁrmly on the ground: “… for the waiter to bring the check.”

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But unlike Kanye West, who has lately taken to comparing himself St. Paul, Miller isn’t sure if he’s Paul or Saul. Looking back, he was probably on the right path the whole time: “It turns out those things [I questioned] are more important to me than they even used to be.” And it turns out you don’t have to be a saint to do good work, which takes the pressure off. In the end, Miller says, the project of Saint Paul turned out to be, “To take this grandiose sort of mission I thought I was on and try to … be a person again instead of an ideal form.” MWELS H @PGH C IT YPAPE R . C O M

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[DEATH METAL] + FRI., MARCH 04 Ask any death-metal fan about Carcass, and you’ll soon learn that the Liverpool, England, four-piece is just as revered by metalheads as The Beatles are by normal people. (Just kidding, death-metal heads. Don’t kick my ass.) Carcass formed in 1985, and the band’s development spanned many metal subgenres, from d-beat to goregrind, before culminating in one of melodic death metal’s landmark albums, 1993’s Heartwork. In 1995 the band broke up, but following a reunion in 2007, Carcass is as beloved as ever. Tonight at Altar Bar, the band plays with doom-metal legends Testament and locals No Reason to Live. AW 7:30 p.m. 1620 Penn Ave., Strip District. $25. 412-263-2877 or www.thealtarbar.com

[FOLK POP] + SAT., MARCH 05 The gentle and nostalgic songs of Brooklyn’s Florist do bring to mind a fresh-smelling bouquet of flowers, so the band’s name is surely apt. This kind of painstakingly earnest indie pop has a rabid fanbase, and though it might be too sugary for some, Emily Sprague’s almost-whispered vocals and ripped-from-aparticularly-poetic-teenage-girl’s-diary-style lyrics will please fans of Frankie Cosmos or Eskimeaux, or just anyone who can relate to or remember the romance of innocence. Florist plays tonight at the Mr. Roboto Project, with locals Fun Home and Chattel Tail. AW 7 p.m. 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. $8. www.therobotoproject.org

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[CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL] + SAT., MARCH 05 It’s easy to throw around the word “experimental” as a stand in for “hard to describe.” But tempting as it may be, I’m going to avoid referring to the duo New Morse Code as “experimental classical” because it’s not really accurate. Cellist Hannah Collins and percussionist Michael Compitello explore works by contemporary composers like Andy Akiho that challenge conventions and listeners alike. But Collins and Compitello aren’t trying to be John Cage or Harry Partch; they’re just sharing music they love that happens to be modern and innovative. Tonight, New Morse Code performs a mix of acoustic and electronic works at The Warhol, with acclaimed classical vocalist Jamie Jordan. Co-presented by Pitt’s Music on the Edge series. Andrew Woehrel 8 p.m. 117 Sandusky St., North Side. $15-20. 412-237-8300 or www.warhol.org

[INSTRUMENTAL ROCK] + TUE., MARCH 9 Noah Leger is something of a local legend to a certain sect of music fan, another in a long line of great Pittsburgh rock drummers. He relocated to Chicago (and has since been called the best rock drummer in Chicago — not bad!) and now plays in the groovy instrumental rock band Electric Hawk, which combines metal riffs might describe with a hard-rock attitude. One mi Electric Hawk’s jams as “crunchy”; one could compare the also compa group to Pittsburgh’s legendary own leg instrumental rock instrume band Don Caballero. Electric Hawk Tonight, El plays at the Smiling Moose with Mo Bloodiest, Bl Sweet Cobra Sw and locals an T-Tops. AW T9:30 p.m. 1306 9: E. Carson St., South Side. So $8-10. 412-431$8 4668 or www. 466 smiling-moose.com smilin

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School is Out… BUT LEARNING IS STILL IN! Tap into your child’s potential by encouraging their curiosity and creativity with Bricks 4 Kidz®. Kids can learn with our fun model plans, designed by architects and engineers! Our programs reinforce S.T.E.M. principles while using LEGO® Bricks. ENROLL NOW: www.bricks4kidz.com/greensburg. Murrysville/Greensburg locations.

Blue Ribbon Summer at Blue Ribbon is an experience your child will never forget. Feeding and caring for lambs, goats, ducks, chickens, calves, baby pigs. Riding horses and ponies, caring for an expansive garden. Collecting eggs, preparing dishes from foods grown on the farm. Children learn, work and play on a beautiful farm.

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Camp Deer Creek Camp Deer Creek is a family owned and operated traditional summer day camp for boys and girls ages 4 - 15. Our 18 acre layout allows plenty of room for our activities that include swimming in ourheated pool, horseback riding, zip lines, rope courses, nature, archery, crafts, music, drama and field

games. We also provide transportation from many areas and lunch.

Camp Gan Israel Camp Gan Israel Fox Chapel is like dozens of specialty camps all rolled into one: sports, art, swimming, science, drama, baking, creative arts and a fun Jewish camp experience. Our outstanding counselors are handpicked from the most caring and dedicated camp professionals in the world. For children ages 4-11. Visit cgidaycamp.com.

Carnegie Museums of Art & Natural History Museum summer camps deliver the world! The entire museum campus is a field for discovery and creativity, where kids in-

vestigate Earth, art, dance, science, and more through behind-the-scenes experiences, hands-on encounters, and exciting activities. Weeklong half- and full-day camps accommodate children from PreK through high school. 412.622.3288 or www.artandnaturalhistory.org/camps

Carnegie Science Center From robotics to astronomy, engineering to game design, Carnegie Science Center has your summer covered with awe-inspiring camps that offer themed, action-packed fun. Inquisitive campers ages 4-14 will unearth scientific treasures, explore nature, concoct crazy chemistry, and help PBS Kids’ Odd Squad agents -- plus enjoy lots of scientific fun.

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The Chatham Music and Arts Day Camp, offers programs in Shadyside and the North Hills for campers entering prek-9th grade In the form of 1, 3, and 6 week sessions. The camp offers programs in visual arts, music, drama, dance, nature exploration and sports. Extended care hours available , Visit www. chatham.edu/daycamp or call 412-365-1174 for more information.

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Your child can spend one week or the entire summer participating in our exciting summer camp. Doodle Bugs! provides a safe, supervised environment that keeps children active through creative learning and fun activities. We offer camps geared towards chil-

JUNE 13–AUGUST 26 Original art and architecture, dinosaurs, ecology, biodiversity, ancient civilizations, and scientific mysteries inspire fun-filled and creative full- and half-day experiences.

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entering 9th -12th grade in SW PA will learn about government, advocacy, and women’s history. They will meet women who help run the state and shadow their state legislator. Visit GirlGov.org for details & applications.

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Gemini Theater Summer Acting Camps are fun and creative workshops that help unlock and cultivate your child's imagination. Our 5-day camps provide hands-on experience in a real theater and under the guidance of theater professionals, each group creates, writes, produces, and performs their show on the last day of camp.

The Goddard School’s summer camp curriculum incorporates STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) into exciting and fun experiences for your child every day! We offer a broad range of programs and mini-camps to pique the interest and curiosity of every child. For more information, call 412-515-1997.

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WGF’s GirlGov program kicks off with a trip to Harrisburg June 12th – June 16th. Girls

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Swim lessons, field trips, entertainment, and a fun Jewish camp experience.

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studio in Point Breeze. We'll explore a new theme each week, emphasizing creativity and trying new techniques like fabric dyeing, printmaking, and building giant sculptures with campers ages 5-10. Visit hatchpgh.com for more info!

Irma Freeman Center Looking for acro yoga, dance, papermaking & prose? Come build castles, make kites, fabric arts, print & do other crafty projects! Located in the Friendship Cultural District of Penn Avenue, join Irma Freeman Center for Imagination for our 8th year of out of this world awesome & affordable summer camps!

Jewish Community Center There’s something special about JCC Day Camps, where summer is for kids! Campers

ages 2 to 16 will swim, climb, explore nature and science, shoot hoops, kick a ball, stage a musical, join the circus, take trips. Programs include traditional day camps and performing arts and specialty camps at our 100-acre Family Park in Monroeville and in Squirrel Hill and the South Hills.

Jumonville Come to Jumonville for awesome* arts, adventure, sports, specialty and family camps. From swimming, sports, disc golf and campfires to mountainboards, zip lines, rock climbing or creative and performing arts, this beautiful mountaintop campus is your home away from home this summer. *99% of campers reported an “awesome” experience! Check out our website for info. www. jumonville.org

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KidsFest ’16 at Orchard Hill The fun starts now! For one incredible weeklong funfest, kids experience a unique summer day camp packed with sports, water fun, climbing wall, live music, and more. For over 25 years, KidsFest has offered kids entering 1st through 6th grade a week they will long remember! July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-29. Register at kidsfestrocks.com.

Luminari Alternative summer camps designed especially for TEENS. This summer, teens are invited to participate in four unique camp experiences, share in a sense of community, learn new skills, and explore new activities. Luminari is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit founded to foster activities that broaden minds, inspire innovations and promote com-

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TECHSHOP PGH DESIGN & BUILD SUMMER CAMP

Is your tinkerer interested in how things work? These hands-on, project-based day camps are geared to intrigue and ﬁre up the curiosity of kids ages 8-17. Camps run Monday - Friday from 9:30am - 3:30pm starting June 13th. Call 412-345-7182 or email info.pgh@techshop.com for more information.

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JULY 11-15 | 9-4:30PM | AGES: 11-15 | $150 ARTIST EDUCATOR: GIL TEIXEIRA This week long camp will explore the intersection between music and technology. Students will gain technical skills and dispositions integral for success in the music production industry. No prior musical experience is required.

REED DANCE JULY 18–22 | 9-4:30PM | AGES: 8-12 | $150 (FINAL PERFORMANCE JULY 23) ARTIST EDUCATOR: GREER REED REED DANCE will provide a bridge to the arts and celebrate the diversity of dance. The program is structured to be artistically challenging, while fostering the greatest level of individual artistic development. No audition is required, just a love of dance.

GREEN ARTISTS & WRITERS JULY 25-29 | 9-4:30PM | AGES 8-12 | $150 ARTIST EDUCATORS: ALISON K. BABUSCI & JULIE ALBRIGHT In the mornings, students will try their hand at fiction and poetry and find new stories and inspirations. In the afternoons, we will sculpt, weave, paint and print using recyclables from everyday life in combination with traditional art materials.

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Chatham Music & Arts Day Camp Celebrating 60 years! Pittsburgh’s only day camp offering one, three, and six week camps with focuses on the arts, music, and sports for campers in pre-school through ninth grade! r Two locations: Shadyside and North Hills r Camps offered between June 13 and August 5 r Early bird rates available

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My Favorite Sweet Shoppe Join My Favorite Sweet Shoppe's Chocolate Bootcamp this summer to learn the ins and outs of what it takes to create chocolate creations! If you're one of the lucky one's to survive, you'll be named Junior Chocolatier!

Pittsburgh Center for the Arts PF/PCA Summer Art Camps & High School Immersions are committed to offering a creative outlet from painting and sculpture to video and more. Campers and High School students can expect elevated art experiences in the ten professional fine art studios

and media labs. Create, explore and learn with friends.

Pittsburgh CLO Academy Pittsburgh CLO Academy's summer performance camps are designed to give kids the opportunity to experience preparing for and performing on the stage. Working with a Director, Music Director and Choreographer, students will create their own exciting musical theater experience! Camps end in a performance at the CLO Academy.

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Summer Camps in the Cultural District throughout July .Collaborative Experiential Electronic Musical Instrument activities will include recording and engineering, collaborative music creation, and "found

BOOTCAMP Join us for our week-long camp that will teach your child to make My Favorite Sweet Shoppe classics, play games, and have fun! SESSION #1: June 21, 22, 23 SESSION #2: JJune 28,, 29,, 30

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Pittsburgh Glass Center SiO2 Teen Boot Camp at Pittsburgh Glass Center. A formula shattering the notion of glass, SiO2 Boot Camp is a one-week handson glass program for high school students taught in one of the top glass studios in the U.S. Learn the science and art of glass including glassblowing, flameworking, kilnforming, and coldworking.

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Rodef Shalom Rodef Shalom Preschool & Summer Camp - 4905 Fifth Avenue, Shadyside. Flexible camp registration lets you sign up for only the weeks that work for your family’s schedule. Developmentally appropriate program integrates Reform Jewish values in curriculum. Outdoor/Indoor play area. All children welcome. Now accepting applications for 2016-2017 school year. Contact Mimsie Leyton 412-621-6566 x127 leyton@rodefshalom.org.

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Sunburst School of Music Camp at Sunburst School of Music is a fun and creative week-long experience for any young musician. Campers will write their own Rock Opera, create Bowie’s next persona, jam in Schenley Park, produce an album

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ROCK/POP THU 03 CLUB CAFE. An Evening w/ Danny Wood - of New Kids On The Block. South Side. 412-431-4950. HOWLERS. Children of October, the Anti-Queens, the Scratch n’Sniffs. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Metacara w/ Slowdanger. North Side. 412-904-3335. LAVA LOUNGE. The Dewtons, Latecomer, Playoff Beard. South Side. 412-431-5282. LINDEN GROVE. Chuck Corby & Quiet Storm. Castle Shannon. 412-882-8687. THE MR. ROBOTO PROJECT. Endless Mike & the Beagle Club, Pierogi Pizza, Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, The Crew of the Half Moon. Bloomfield. 412-345-1059.

HOWLERS. Jam Messengers, Scott Fry Experience, Will Simmons & The Upholsterers. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. MOONDOG’S. The Nied’s Hotel Band. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. MR. SMALLS THEATER. The Family Crest, Jukebox the Ghost. Millvale. 412-821-4447. PITTSBURGH WINERY. Zoob. Record release. Strip District. 412-566-1000. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Jones for Revival & Memphis Hill. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177. XLERATOR BAR & GRILLE. The GRID. Beaver Falls. 724-581-4880.

THE R BAR. Midnite Horns. Dormont. 412-942-0882.

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PITTSBURGH WINERY. Some Kind of Animal, Clinton Clegg. Strip District. 412-566-1000.

SMILING MOOSE. Electric Hawk, Bloodiest, Sweet Cobra, T-Tops. South Side. 412-431-4668.

SAT 05 CHRISTINA’S. Shotgun Jack. White Oak. 412-672-5750. COLE’S PUB. The Dave & Andrea Iglar Duo. Imperial. 724-695-7142. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. King’s Ransom. Robinson. 412-489-5631.

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STAGE AE. Coleman Hell. North Side. 412-229-5483. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Butler Street Sessions. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

TUE 08 CLUB CAFE. Dressy Bessy w/ Delicious Pastries. South Side. 412-431-4950. HOWLERS. Rory Kelly’s Triple Threat, Torn Apart Hearts, Second Street Stranger. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. STAGE AE. Dropkick Murphys. North Side. 412-229-5483.

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CLUB CAFE. The Billy Price Band. Early. Avi Diamond, Chelsey Nicole. Late. South Side. 412-431-4950. HOWLERS. Park Plan & The Hat Madder. Action Camp 10 year Anniversary Show. Bloomfield. 412-682-0320. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Full Tilt. North Side. 412-904-3335. LINDEN GROVE. Street Level. Castle Shannon. 412-882-8687. MOONDOG’S. The Meow Prowl. Benefit for the Homeless Cat Management Team. Blawnox. 412-828-2040. MR. SMALLS THEATER. The Word Alive w/ Fit For A King, Out Came The Wolves, Arcane Haven, Who We Are. Millvale. 412-821-4447. REX THEATER. The Revival Project. South Side. 412-381-6811. THUNDERBIRD CAFE. 28 North. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

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Each week we bring you a new song by a local artist. This week’s track comes from MC Moemaw Naedon and producer Billy Hoyle; stream or download the title track from their forthcoming record Travel Through, at FFW>>, the music blog at www.pghcitypaper.com.

STAGE AE. Daya. North Side. 412-229-5483.

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AUGUST WILSON CENTER. Shemekia Copeland. Downtown. 412-258-2700. BISTRO 9101. The Blues Orphans. McCandless. 412-635-2300. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Steel City Blues Festival. For a full schedule, www.steelcitybluesfestival.com. Oakland. 412-268-2000. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Jim Adler w/ John Gresh’s Gris Gris. Downtown. 412-471-9100. PITTSBURGH WINERY. Miller & The Other Sinners w/ Terrance Vaughn Band. Strip District. 412-566-1000. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL. Ida Blue. Oakland. 412-621-4253.

ANDYS WINE BAR. DJ Malls Spins Vinyl. Downtown. 412-773-8884. BRILLOBOX. Pandemic: Global Dancehall, Cumbia, Bhangra, Balkan Bass. 10th anniversary party. Bloomfield. 412-621-4900. ONE 10 LOUNGE. DJ Goodnight, DJ Rojo. Downtown. 412-874-4582. RIVERS CASINO. VDJ Jack Millz. North Side. 412-231-7777. ROWDY BUCK. Top BULGARIAN40 Dance. South Side. MACEDONIAN 412-431-2825. NATIONAL www. per RUGGER’S PUB. a p EDUCATION AND pghcitym 80s Night w/ DJ .co CULTURAL CENTER. Connor. South Side. Gringo Zydeco. West 412-381-1330. Homestead. 412-461-6188. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Steel City Blues CATTIVO. Illusions. Festival. For a full schedule, w/ Funerals & Arvin Clay. www.steelcitybluesfestival.com. Lawrenceville. 412-687-2157. Oakland. 412-268-2000. DIESEL. DJ CK. South Side. CARNEGIE MELLON 412-431-8800. UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY LAVA LOUNGE. The CENTER ART GALLERY. Miss Night Shift DJs. Obsidian: Freddye’s Blues Band. Oakland. gothic/industrial dancing. 412-268-8704. 412-431-5282. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & RIVERS CASINO. SPEAKEASY. Bill Weiner Duo. DJ Rambo. North Side. North Side. 412-904-3335. 412-231-7777. MARKET SQUARE. Sweaty Betty. ROWDY BUCK. Downtown. 412-471-9100. Top 40 Dance. South Side. WIGHTMAN SCHOOL. 412-431-2825. The Blues Chronicles. SPIRIT HALL & LOUNGE. Squirrel Hill. 412-421-5708. The Locomotive Explosive. Lawrenceville. 412-586-4441. CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY. Steel City Blues JAMES STREET Festival. For a full schedule, GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. www.steelcitybluesfestival.com. DJ Competition. North Side. Oakland. 412-268-2000. 412-904-3335. MOONDOG’S. Selwyn Birchwood. Blawnox. 412-828-2040.

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SMILING MOOSE. Rock Star Karaoke w/ T-MONEY. South Side. 412-431-4668. SPOON. Spoon Fed. East Liberty. 412-362-6001.

HIP HOP/R&B FRI 04 1LIVE STUDIO. DJ Goodnight: Open Elements. Avalon. 412-424-9254.

SAT 05 1LIVE STUDIO. DJ Goodnight: Open Elements. Avalon. 412424-9254. BOOM CONCEPTS. Primavera Vills, Miles Chancellor, Tairey, Anyee Wright, Norman Dean Champs, Joel Kellem. Garfield. www.boomconcepts.com.

JAZZ THU 03 ANDYS WINE BAR. Trudy Holler. Downtown. 412-773-8884. PITTSBURGH WINERY. High & Mighty Brass Band. Strip District. 412-566-1000.

FRI 04 ANDYS WINE BAR. Tania Grubbs. Downtown. 412-773-8884. GRILLE ON SEVENTH. Tony Campbell & Howie Alexander. Downtown. 412-391-1004. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. George Jones’ New View Trio. Early. The ChopShop. Late. North Side. 412-904-3335. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Orrin Evans, Marcus Strickland, Darryl Tookes,

Gregory Generet, Dominick Farinacci, Luques Curtis & Donald Edwards. Goin’ Home Tour. North Side. 412-322-1773.

SAT 05 ANDYS WINE BAR. Denise SheflyPowell. Downtown. 412-773-8884. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Jeremy Fisher, Jr w/ Daniel May & Paco Mahone. Downtown. 412-325-6769. CIOPPINO SEAFOOD CHOPHOUSE BAR. Jerry & Louis Lucarelli, Sunny Sunseri, Ron Scholl w/ Peg Wilson. Strip District. 412-281-6593. JAMES STREET GASTROPUB & SPEAKEASY. Blue Hots Swing Band. A 1950’s retro lounge party. North Side. 718-687-8374. MANCHESTER CRAFTSMEN’S GUILD. Orrin Evans, Marcus Strickland, Darryl Tookes, Gregory Generet, Dominick Farinacci, Luques Curtis & Donald Edwards. Goin’ Home Tour. North Side. 412-322-1773. THE MONROEVILLE RACQUET CLUB. Jazz Bean Live. Every Saturday, a different band. Monroeville. 412-728-4155.

SUN 06 ROCKS LANDING BAR & GRILLE. Tony Campbell & the Jazz Surgery. McKees Rocks. 412-875-5809.

TUE 08 THUNDERBIRD CAFE. Space Exchange. Lawrenceville. 412-682-0177.

WED 09 ANDYS WINE BAR. Paul Cosentino. Downtown. 412-773-8884. NOLA ON THE SQUARE. Charles Wallace. Downtown. 412-471-9100. RIVERS CASINO. Jessica Lee & Friends. North Side. 412-231-7777.

ACOUSTIC THU 03 ACOUSTIC MUSIC WORKS. Ian Ethan Case w/ Aaron Lefebvre. Squirrel Hill. 412-422-0710. DOWNEY’S HOUSE. Scott & Rosanna. Robinson. 412-489-5631. ELWOOD’S PUB. West Deer Bluegrass Review. Rural Ridge. 724-265-1181.

SAT 05 CLUB CAFE. HONEYHONEY w/ Korey Dane. South Side. 412-431-4950. TAVERN IN THE WALL. Peter King w/ Mark Perna. Aspinwall. 412-782-6542.

SUN 06 CENTRAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The Early Mays. Tarentum. 724-224-9220. HAMBONE’S. Calliope Old Time Appalachian Jam. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318. CONTINUES ON PG. 34

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WED 09 ALLEGHENY ELKS LODGE #339. Pittsburgh Banjo Club. Wednesdays. North Side. 412-321-1834. PARK HOUSE. Shelf Life String Band. North Side. 412-224-2273.

REGGAE FRI 04 CAPRI PIZZA AND BAR. Bombo Claat w/ VYBZ Machine Intl Sound System. East Liberty. 412-362-1250.

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FRI 04 PARK HOUSE. Slim Forsythe’s Irish Band. The annual North side Irish music show plus classic Country western & Bluegrass. North Side. 412-224-2273.

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RIVER CITY BRASS: CELTIC CONNECTIONS. Featuring music from Ireland, Scotland & other Celtic nations w/ Irish dancing &members of the Carnegie Mellon University Pipes & Drums. Linton Middle School, Penn Hills. 412-434-7222.

The B-52’s The Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg {FRI., APRIL 29}

Frankie Cosmos

FRI 04 BELL’ART ENSEMBLE. First Presbyterian Church, Downtown. 412-471-3436. RIVER CITY BRASS: CELTIC CONNECTIONS. Featuring music from Ireland, Scotland & other Celtic nations w/ Irish dancing &members of the Carnegie Mellon University Pipes & Drums. Carson Middle School, McCandless. 412-434-7222.

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The Mr. Roboto Project, 5106 Penn Ave., Bloomfield

THE DÍAZ TRIO. Twentieth Century Club, Oakland. 412-621-2353.

WED 09 FUSE@PSO: STRAVINSKY’S FIREBIRD: REMIX | RESPONSE. Heinz Hall, Downtown. 412-392-4900.

THE BACH CHOIR OF PITTSBURGH. Celebrating the work ethic of three great composers. J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart & Johannes CHATHAM UNIVERSITY EDEN Brahms. Hill House, Hill District. HALL CAMPUS. Eden Hall 412-392-4400. Bluegrass Jam. All acoustic BELL’ART ENSEMBLE. instruments and ability First Presbyterian levels welcome. Eden Church, Downtown. Hall Lodge dining area. 412-471-3436. Gibsonia. 412-365-1450. www. per a p THE PITTSBURGH ty pghci m RIVERS CASINO. .co SYMPHONY & THE Chris Higbee Duo. MENDELSSOHN CHOIR North Side. 412-231-7777. OF PITTSBURGH. Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica, Latrobe. 724-537-0304. EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN RIVER CITY BRASS: CELTIC CHURCH. Renaissance City Choir. CONNECTIONS. Featuring music Enjoy songs from award-winning from Ireland, Scotland & other films on this musical journey Celtic nations w/ Irish dancing through cinema history, presented & members of the Carnegie by Pittsburgh’s LGBTQA choir. East Mellon University Pipes & Drums. Liberty. 412-345-1722. Palace Theatre, Greensburg. FRIDAY FAITH CAFE. 412-434-7222. Chrisagis Brothers. Washington. 724-222-1563. RIVERS CASINO. Nick Fiasco. THE BACH CHOIR OF North Side. 412-231-7777. PITTSBURGH. Celebrating the work ethic of three great composers. J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart ACE HOTEL PITTSBURGH. & Johannes Brahms. Hill House, Beleza: Sounds of Brazil. Hill District. 412-392-4400. East Liberty. 412-361-3300.

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ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. New Morse Code & Jamie Jordan. The cello/percussion duo New Morse Code share a program w/ dynamic vocalist Jamie Jordan for an evening of acoustic & electronic works. www.music.pitt.edu/tickets. North Side. 412-237-8300. EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Renaissance City Choir. Enjoy songs from award-winning films on this musical journey through cinema history, presented by Pittsburgh’s LGBTQA choir. East Liberty. 412-345-1722. RIVERS CASINO. Juan & Erika. North Side. 412-231-7777. SYNOD HALL. FleytMuzik. An ensemble specializing in klezmer music led by Adrianne Greenbaum. Oakland. 412-621-6204.

SUN 06 EAST LIBERTY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Essence of Joy. A choral ensemble in the Penn State School of Music. East Liberty. 412-441-3800, ext. 24. PALACE THEATRE. Women of Ireland. Irish music & dance w/ an all female ensemble. Greensburg. 724-836-8000.

MON 07 HAMBONE’S. Ian Kane. Jazz Standards, showtunes & blues. Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.

WED 09 CLUB CAFE. We Banjo 3. South Side. 412-431-4950.

What to do IN PITTSBURGH

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Rumours (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)

AUGUST WILSON CENTER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org. 8p.m.

ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. Over 21 show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8:30p.m.

CLUB CAFE South Side. 412-431-4950. Over 21 show. Brit Floyd Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. World Tour 2016 8p.m. BENEDUM CENTER Downtown. 412-456-6666. Tickets: trustarts.org. THURSDAY Through March 5.

Cory Henry presents The Revival

MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. REX THEATER South Side. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 412-381-6811. Over 21 show. 7:30p.m. Tickets: greyareaprod.com. 9p.m.

Women of Color Social Network Wine Tasting 2016

ACE HOTEL East Liberty. Over 21 event. Tickets: wocsn16.eventbrite.com. 6p.m.

FRIDAY 4

Testament / Carcass ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 7:30p.m.

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WARHOL THEATER, ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM North Side. 412-237-8300. Tickets: warhol.org or music.pitt.edu/tickets. 8p.m.

Jukebox the Ghost MR. SMALLS THEATRE Millvale. 412-821-4447. Tickets: ticketweb.com/opusone. 9p.m.

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STAGE AE North Side. Tickets: ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000. Doors open at 7p.m.

B.U.S. 11 BRICOLAGE Downtown. 412-471-0999. Tickets: bricolagepgh.org. 6:30p.m.

TUESDAY 8 Kenny Blake

BACKSTAGE BAR Downtown. 412-456-6666. Free and open to the public. 5p.m.

REX THEATER South Side. 412-381-6811. Over 21 show. Tickets: greyareaprod.com. 9p.m.

Less Than Jake Performing “Losing Streak” & “Hello Rockview”

Rivers of Nihil w/ Dark Sermon SMILING MOOSE South Side. 412-431-4668. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 6:30p.m.

ALTAR BAR Strip District. 412-263-2877. All ages show. Tickets: ticketfly.com or 1-877-4-FLY-TIX. 8p.m.

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HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: pittsburghsymphony.org. 2:30p.m.

Coleman Hell

HEINZ HALL Downtown. 412-392-4900. Tickets: heinzhall.org. 8p.m.

The Powerful Pills

SOUND SERIES: New Morse Code and Jamie Jordan

Bach: St. John Passion

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Jay Leno

Ricky and Trevor The Alive/Gold Tour

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CRIME TIME {BY AL HOFF} Bad cops, bad cops, whatcha gonna do? John Hillcoat’s crime thriller Triple 9 jumps us right into the action. We’re in “Atlanta, Georgia, United States,” as the screen so helpfully tells us, and one gritty, hot Southern night we hear a handful of cops complain about their extracurricular bosses, a cadre of Russian gangsters. But they agree to one last job (uh oh) — a complicated heist that will need the mother of all cop distractions, a triple-9 (the code for “officer down”).

Anthony Mackie and Casey Affleck

Cops killing another cop to cover up a gang crime? You know this isn’t going to end well, especially when the new cop (Casey Affleck) looks like a by-the-booker. And truly, Triple 9 offers almost no narrative surprises. It lines up a lot of thinly sketched (though more diverse than usual) characters, and we wait to see what order they fall down in. It’s a piece of overly serious pulp that does boast an impressive roster of talent, including Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul and Walking Dead favorite Norman Reedus. They, and Affleck, play this dreck like it matters (it doesn’t). Meanwhile, Kate Winslet, as a blowsy but lacquered Russian gangster boss, and Woody Harrelson, as a doobiesmokin’ trainwreck of a good cop, are enjoying themselves chewing up the scenery, because why not? AHOFF@PGHCITYPAPER.COM

It’s sexy time me again: Dan Savage’s 11th annual

HUMP! Film Festival stival is back. The collection on of amateur short porn orn films (22 this year) iss a chance to see sexxpositive folks of all ll shapes, ages and d sexualities enjoy oy themselves getting g it on. Expect provocative, ve, titillating and funny ny material. 7:30 and nd 10 p m. Fri., March h 4, and 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sat., March 5. Ace Hotel, otel, 120 S. Whitfield ld St., East Liberty. y. $20. www.humpfilmfest.com est.com

“Mortal, look upon my burnished pecs!” Bek (Brenton Thwaites) is schooled by Horus (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau)

BIG LITTLE STORY {BY AL HOFF}

S GODS OF EGYPT begins, a narrator explains (never a good sign) that the .events we are about to see occurred “before history.” It’s a cover for a hot mess of a ﬁlm that sounds more authoritative than “a “ bunch of crazy shit that makes no sense.” To wit, Ye Olde Egypt was a land where gods and men lived happily together, disg tinguished by a few differences: The gods ti were much, much bigger, could transform w into in freaky robots and bled gold, while the humans did all the work. h It’s a family spat that sets the action rolling. King Osiris (Bryan Brown) is handing ro over the crown to his playboy son, Horus o (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), when pissy Uncle (N Set S (Gerard Butler) shows up. Set kills the royal family, rips Horus’ magical eyeballs ro out, o enslaves the mortals and, because he can, puts up a velvet rope on the afterlife: c Pay P up, or … die again, I guess. This new post-life surcharge affects cheeky mortal p Bek B (Brenton Thwaites), who teams up with Horus to straighten everything out. H

This includes a visit to see Grandpa of the Gods, the sun god Ra (Geoffrey Rush), in a WTF scene for the ages: Ra rides around in the heavens on a ﬂatbed spaceship, grumpily deploying a ﬂaming stick against a giant multi-toothed space worm who dutifully shows up once a day to try and swallow everything.

GODS OF EGYPT DIRECTED BY: Alex Proyas STARRING: Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites In 3-D, in select theaters

Director Alex Proyas’ contribution to prehistory is an unholy mashup: 1950sstyle exotically costumed matinee epic; buddy road comedy; Transformers: Set vs. Horus; random space-based mindbender penned by a stoner dude in a 1970s dorm room; and a giant pile of discarded CGI effects.

Hard to judge the historical accuracy of events that occurred before history — and of such tales that just have giant blue-green scarab beetles hanging around — but one can’t miss that the highest level of Egyptian gods are, once again, a bunch of white guys. And Butler makes a poor show of burying his native Scottish accent under an American one, as if that’s any better. The ladies are there for the men to bed and to fuss over. In their boredom, they have all raided Bob Mackie’s Closet of Bedazzled Gowns Even Cher Wouldn’t Wear, and try to outdo each other in awfulness. I also learned that pre-history Egypt had the advanced engineering skills to build pyramids and push-up bras. Butler and Coster-Waldau are decent actors who can do a lot better than this, but maybe they need the cash for gym memberships. Truth: Both are looking very ﬁt. If you fancy sweaty beefcake in short leather skirts wrestling together, coherent story be damned, then this is a keeper. A HOF F @ P G HC I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC. One9 directs this 2014 documentary which looks at the making of the performer’s influential 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and its impact on fans and other performers. 2 p.m. Sat., March 3. Carnegie Library, 7101 Hamilton Ave., Homewood. $2 donation. www. sembenefilmfestival.org

NEW THIS WEEK THE BOY AND THE BEAST. In this new Japanese anime from Mamoru Hosoda, an orphaned boy is taken in by a warrior beast, who trains him as an apprentice. Starts Fri., March 4. SouthSide Works

CABIN FEVER. Travis Zariwny directs this new remake of Eli Roth’s 2002 horror comedy. You know the drill: Five friends go a remote cabin; people are killed. 10 p.m. Sat., March 5. Hollywood

LONDON HAS FALLEN. They thought it couldn’t happen in Washington, D.C. but it did: In Olympus Has Fallen, terrorists attacked the White House. Fortunately, a super-duper Secret Service agent (Gerard Butler) was there to sort it out. Now, the U.S. president has to travel to London — what could go wrong? Butler reprises his role in Babak Najafi’s sequel. Starts Fri., March 4 THEORY OF OBSCURITY: A FILM ABOUT THE RESIDENTS. Depending on your age and cultural background, you might know The Residents as: a long-running and deeply influential San Francisco-based music-art-video group; the source of many weird videos on MTV during the early 1980s; the gianteyeball band; or “never heard of them.” Don Hardy Jr.’s new documentary makes some effort to profile the band, whose members have remained anonymous since the group’s formation over four decades ago. Thus, we never hear directly from the band — or maybe we do. But various colleagues and adherents (including Penn Jillette, who worked with The Residents on a stage show before he was famous as a magician) weigh in. Some light history is sketched in — The Residents are likely some dudes from Louisiana who, in the late 1960s, came to San Francisco and found a place for their iconoclastic sounds and performances in the free-for-all of the post-hippie art scene. They were early video pioneers as well as DIY proponents, creating their own label and merchandise. By remaining “willfully obscure,” one interviewee observes, The Residents became famous. And perhaps that was what sustained the cult band, both internally and externally. The “theory of obscurity” holds that artists “do their best work … when free to do whatever purely comes out of them.” Certainly The Residents’ brand of ever-evolving bizarro isn’t for everyone, but it’s no small potatoes to have a career retrospective installed at the Museum of Modern Art (in a refrigerator, per the band’s request). For fans, Theory has a trove of archival footage and good scattering of fascinating nuggets, but make of it what you will. The film warns early on: “There is no true story of The Residents.” The March 5 screening will be presented by local cartoonist and illustrator Wayno. 7 p.m. Sat., March 5; 7 p.m. Sun., March 6; 7:30 p.m. Tue., March 8; and 7:30 p.m. Thu., March 10. Hollywood (Al Hoff) WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT. Tina Fey stars in this bio-pic about Kim Barker, an American journalist working in Afghanistan and Pakistan during the U.S. invasion after Sept. 11. Adapted from Barker’s book The Taliban Shuffle; Glenn Ficarra and John Requa direct. Starts Fri., March 4 ZOOTOPIA. In this pint-sized animated crime mystery directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush, a bunny on the side of the law — Officer Hops — and a swindler of a fox team up to investigate a missingotter case. As they navigate a world where

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predators and prey have evolved past the hunterhunted dynamic, Hops and the fox discover that major tensions and trust gaps exist between the two groups in Zootopia. Some story points may fly over the heads of children, such as the “mammal inclusion initiative” at the Zootopia Police Department; that Hops calls fox “articulate”; or that sloths work at the DMV. But for the kids, the overall take-away should hold: to listen to and understand those who are different from you. Starts Fri., March 4 (Ashley Murray)

ROSENWALD. Aviva Kempner’s new documentary profiles Julius Rosenwald, a Jewish philanthropist from Chicago, who partnered with Booker T. Washington to build more than 5,300 schools for African-American children during the first half of the 20th century. 7:30 p.m. Thu., March 3, and 3 p.m. Sun., March 6. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., East Liberty. $10-12 ($5-6 students). www.jfilmpgh.org BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. A truck driver (Kurt Russell) gets drawn into a centuries-old war in San Francisco’s Chinatown, in this 1986 actioner from John Carpenter. March 3-8 and March 10. Row House Cinema

FILM KITCHEN. Short films focusing on dance highlight this month’s installment of the series for local artists. Highlights include six compelling collaborations between filmmaker Paul Kruse and dancer and choreographer Jasmine Hearn, in the form of music videos featuring songs either sung by Hearn herself (like the bluesy “Wash”) or prerecorded (the trippy “Orb”). Louis Cappa’s “Objective I” documents an unusual collaboration between choreographers Shana Simmons and Erin Carlyle Norton. And filmmaker Tom Bugaj offers five works marrying his mostly abstract video style to soundtracks by avant-garde musical collective Problemmes de Communication. 8 p.m. Tue., March 8 (7 p.m. reception). Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland. $5. 412-681-9500 (Bill O’Driscoll) LABYRINTH. This cultish 1986 film from Muppetmaster Jim Henson spins a fairy-tale-ish yarn about a teenage girl (Jennifer Connelly) who must navigate a strange world in order to rescue her baby brother from a goblin king (David Bowie). Featuring one of the Thin White Duke’s worst hairdos ever. 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 9. AMC Loews Waterfront. $5 FURSONA. Each summer, Pittsburgh hosts Anthrocon, the annual gathering of the fur-suited. But other than admiring the attendees in their colorful and elaborate costumes as they walk the streets of Downtown, how much do you know about semi-secretive world of “furries”? Dominic Rodriguez’s new feature-length documentary about the community, which debuted at Slamdance in January, gets its Pittsburgh premiere. 7 p.m. Thu., March 10. Regent Square. $10 (tickets at www.eventbrite.com)

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK. After New York City bottoms out, Manhattan is turned into a maximum-security prison. Or so it happens in John Carpenter’s 1981 actioner. When the president’s plane crashes in NYC, a crafty, eye-patched criminal named Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) is sent in to collect the leader. March 4-7 and March 9-10. Row House Cinema

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THE THING. A bunch of feckless pot-smokers holed up in some Antarctic “research” facility are visited by a bad alien. John Carpenter’s 1982 remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic lacks much of the earlier film’s subtlety; here, gross-out effects mute any horror. This Thing is like a multi-headed demented slug. The scenes where the men — unsure which of them has morphed into the Thing — freak out on each other are better. March 4-6 and March 8-10. Row House Cinema (AH)

ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN. Don Bluth’s 1989 animated tale finds a dead dog returning to the land of the living to search out the bad dog that killed him. He has the help of an orphan girl who can talk to animals. 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 2. AMC Loews. $5

THEY LIVE. A working-class dude named Nada (Roddy Piper) discovers the truth behind people’s infuriating complacency: They’re being continually brainwashed into submission to serve the needs of an elite class of aliens. John Carpenter’s

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Cabin Fever (2016) - 3/5 @ 10:00p A group of ﬁve friends are terrorized at their getaway cabin in this remake of the 2002 ﬁlm.

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The Senator John Heinz History Center has accumulated millions of treasures in its collections, including artifacts dating to 1849. Even in a seven-story museum, that requires quite an extensive storage scheme. In fact, Anne Madarasz, vice president of museum exhibits and collections, estimates that about 80 percent of its objects aren’t on public display. But a new exhibit aims to teach the public the fine art of preserving Western Pennsylvania’s gems when they’re behind closed doors. Visible Storage, located in the Sigo Falk Collections Center, quite literally bridges the gap between the main museum and its new storage site as you cross a windowed walkway to the main exhibit. In rooms previously reserved for staff, the public can now watch museum professionals at work, including a peek into the photo lab and mountmaker’s workroom. The exhibit’s nearly 1,500 objects are broken into sections ranging from appliances to armaments. One side of the room holds a vintage Westinghouse washing machine, while the other side is home to Arnold Palmer’s teddy bear. Visible Storage will definitely catch you off guard: You wouldn’t expect a history museum to have a vast store of original art, but this archive includes up to 800 originals. The exhibit features a sampling of paintings with styles ranging from folk art to portraiture, landscape to cubism. There is work from self-taught painter Kathleen Ferri, whose folk rendition of Kennywood will zip you back to your childhood with its pastels and aerial views of the vintage amusement park, creating the feeling of flying overhead. Sports fanatics will get a kick out of the old stadium seating from both Three Rivers Stadium and the Civic Arena, while lawand-order aficionados will perk up at the collection of rifles, handguns, handcuffs and brass knuckles from the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association. While this exhibit offers only the tip of the iceberg of the museum’s still mostly rather invisible storage, it’s a compelling snapshot. “We want visitors to feel they are getting a behind-the-scenes tour,” says museum spokesman Ned Schano. “Part of our job is to show visitors how to preserve their own treasures.”

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AUSAL LOOP, a two-artist show by local artists Blaine Siegel and David Bernabo, is as visually stark a show as I’ve seen at SPACE Gallery. The large main gallery is occupied by two dozen works. But Siegel’s mostly wall-mounted pieces are predominantly minimal, mixedmedia abstracts heavy on whites and earth tones, and even Bernabo’s sizable assemblages of found (if previously carpentered) wood look tenuous, as though they might collapse at any moment, or be quickly disassembled and carted off by the next enterprising scrapper who wanders by. The effect, which provokes contemplation of the gallery’s airiness, is intentional. In his artist statement, Siegel says his works in Causal Loop are inspired by his meditation practice. Bernabo, similarly, writes of his work as a “quiet outlet for reﬂection,” and of appreciating the “balance and impermanence” of these pieces — most of which look like there’s nothing

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holding each precarious plank to every leaned-upon board (though on closer inspection you’ll see the hinges). Bernabo and Siegel’s works are complementary, just as both rhyme with SPACE’s own industrial vibe, its stained and scarred tile ﬂoor, as if someone had walked into a warehouse and made art from materials

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left lying around. Bernabo’s “Maximum II” is four planks mounted horizontally and ﬂat 6 feet up the wall, with a wooden pole propped beneath, as though it’s (impossibly) holding them up. Siegel’s “The Following Is Changeable” is a single board painted white, mounted horizontally and sporting two circular holes, one with a carefully

rendered sliver of orange peeking through from the otherwise white wall. Beyond complementing the space, a few works really command it, or notably comment on it. Siegel’s “Challengers of the Unknown” is a clever mobile, balancing a rock slung in a rope hammock, a metal plumb-line bob and a bent road-hazard sign, the latter wittily suspended from bungees. Bernabo’s “Generative Hammer” is an especially compelling use of the gallery’s distinctive, curved-window prow that juts onto the Liberty Avenue sidewalk, even if the work suggests less a hammer than scrap wood self-animated but frozen in the act of climbing free of the gallery. His “Land Slide,” also in SPACE’s front window, is a cobbled-together ramp that plays especially well with that “balance and impermanence” theme. And Bernabo’s “Lost Blocks” is a dozen strips of wood arranged in a fan and tucked between the crest of a divider wall and the gallery’s high ceiling:

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a way-up-high niche I’ve never before seen used at SPACE. These objects are novel and intriguing. Siegel’s curious “Carcass” jars us by incorporating an organic element: eight bullhorns, some painted in abstract designs, strung across a wall on a thick cord. Another amusing outlier is “Escape Hatch,” a jointly credited trompe l’oeil wall drawing of an exit door. Not everything works: Siegel’s “Today Is a Ghost” is just a large expanse of white wall, a one-liner we’ve heard before. By contrast, much of Siegel’s other work suggests a pleasing kind of 3-D graphic design. Consider “Luxor,” whose four salvage planks, painted with simple geometric designs, bar a cream-colored triangle, and “Zeus,” which incorporates its title in a slash of text. The triangle in “The King Is Defeated” is painted on a sheet of framed glass, with additions including a small hemispherical shelf. Siegel’s “The Great Escape,” meanwhile, suggests his own more design-oriented take on Bernabo’s work with painted wooden molding. Causal Loop also includes video by Bernabo. “Plausible Loop,” screening on a monitor on the ﬂoor, is low-res black-andwhite footage of long strips of veneer paneling that (thanks to the magic of reversed footage) spastically collapse and rise endlessly in a slow-motion three-second loop, seemingly to recall the potential fate of all Bernabo’s constructions. Meanwhile, a separate small gallery is devoted to “The Reduction,” an immersive three-channel video documenting Bernabo’s recent eponymous performance work for four dancers (including him), three roaming onstage videographers and a musician. On a stage ﬁlled with mundane props — planks, blankets, shoeboxes, chairs — the dancers sometimes work together but more often move independently, engaging in imaginative if solipsistic play with the objects. Often they hop, twitch and convulse, but all very deliberately and impassively, as if playing a very familiar but somewhat serious game. The video’s soundtrack feels independent of the images. Yet with its hand-held camera work, close-ups and three simultaneous perspectives, this video might be an ideal way to watch the performance, which as a whole suggests a group of creative, limber people who’ve been overcaffeinated and then locked into a two-car garage (itself maybe not a bad metaphor for contemporary society). In its fascination with the manipulation of objects, and a certain deep-rooted sense of tactility, “The Reduction” echoes the whole of Causal Loop: thoughtfully playful, oddly provocative.

With the uptick in activity at the August Wilson Center, it’s worthwhile to think about what is happening in our rapidly gentrifying city. Rising rents are pushing African Americans out of certain neighborhoods. And while a city’s “livability” reflects in part its cultural life, that culture is most thrilling when it is diverse. Wasn’t it the Hill District that inspired Wilson’s own Pittsburgh Cycle of plays, and Pittsburgh’s historically black neighborhoods that inspired noted choreographer Kyle Abraham’s Pavement? Our contemporary urban environments are being transformed by developers and residents who want “safe,” “clean” and, quite frankly, bland and generic cities. Grittiness is not always bad. Once, gritty and Pittsburgh were one and the same. And while we do appreciate the cleaner air, not all of us think street art and graffiti are vandalism. But in our changing neighborhoods there is less tolerance for certain types of expression. D.S. Kinsel, the artist and co-founder of Boom Concepts, said recently on WESA that the arrest of tagger Max Gonzales is “a reflection of social divisions at work.” With the increasing awareness that things in this country are far from equitable for African Americans, places like the August Wilson Center remind us of the importance of cultural expression and differing perspectives. The exhibition The Other Side of Pop, in the Center’s second-floor gallery, is a group show of work that reflects our cultural milieu. There are references to Instagram, Bill Cosby, hashtags, Michael Jackson, cartoon characters, emojis, Black Lives Matter, the Steelers and Jean-Michel Basquiat — who, by the way, helped bring graffiti art into the mainstream, and whose paintings now sell for millions at auction. Curated by Sean Beauford, the exhibition is less polished than the professionally designed and interpretive exhibitions that previously inhabited this space. The overriding premise is that the show “illuminates creativity that, despite it’s [sic] influence, isn’t always given the recognition it deserves.” If Beauford means the hip-hop aesthetic, those of us who remember the 1980s might beg to differ. There’s a reason the mural by Cey Adams, a contemporary of Basquiat and Keith Haring, steals the show here. And the exhibit’s title is a bit of a misnomer, as the work included is not on the “other side of pop” but rests squarely on its shoulders. While Beauford’s earnestness is palpable, the exhibition’s thesis falls short.

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Company’s production of The Bluest Eye is a work of great depth and pathos, like a symphony of adagios. Although it’s long, at nearly two hours, there is no intermission, the intensity building as it goes. The set changes are choreographed like water ballets, offering brief interludes of reﬂection throughout this powerful drama. Monica Payne’s direction is inspired, even cubist. She brings the action from all angles simultaneously, with multiple narrators, speakers and singers — the cast surrounds the audience as if to say: We are in a womb. Watch. Listen. Feel the story kicking.

Alexandre. Pecola questions her self-worth because of her skin color, and the harsh treatment it engenders. Her self-redemption manifests in the longing to have blue eyes, like her white doll, which she feels would alleviate her pain, as she endures the agonies of scorn, incest and rape. Alexandre’s performance is sublime. Sometimes her most poignant moments are when she is not speaking. You feel the birth of the words in her, as if they are original thoughts, not lines. Amber Jones, as Pecola’s mother, Pauline, is also outstanding, projecting tremendous power over the arc of her character’s journey. Just as crucial to the success of this show are Randyn Fullard and Atiauna Grant, listed in the credits as “Music,” which is like saying the role of the Emcee in Cabaret is merely “music.” What Fullard and Grant deliver in their singing is as vital as any of the spoken parts, whether as solos or with the ensemble. Stephanie Mayer-Staley’s spare sets and Cat Wilson’s crepuscular lighting trap the characters in a world where interiority becomes an abyss, recalling the intensity of paintings by Jacob Lawrence. What Pecola achieves — trading the insanity of one world for another — might or might not be redemption, but this is left for the audience to decide during an evening of absolutely compelling theater.

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THE BLUEST EYE continues March 10-13. Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave., Oakland. $10-24. 412-392-8000 or www.pittsburghplayhouse.com

And the story does kick. Set in a small town in 1941, this 2005 play — adapted by Lydia Diamond from the 1970 novel by Toni Morrison — examines the struggle of a young black girl, Pecola, played by Torée

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WAY BACK IN 2005, City Theatre presented Late Nite Catechism, featuring Kimberly Richards as a nun named “Sister” overseeing an adult-education class in which she explained various points of Catholic dogma and doctrine. In practice, the show was really an evening of improv in which Richards worked the audiences for comedy gold, penalizing people for, among other things, showing up late, chewing gum, talking in their seats and/or wearing lowcut blouses. That show was a huge hit, and the tours have returned to City as often as a horny 10-year-old returns to confession. I caught the ﬁrst several, enjoying Richards’ amazing abilities at both improv and crowd control. For whatever reason, some audience members think they can challenge Sister and come out unscathed. They are very wrong. The shows are usua lly organized around some basic theme: Christmas, summer school, the Gift of the Magi, Las Vegas, etc. But that’s only a backdrop to the audience interactions and, if I’m being honest, after a while a certain sameness can creep in. Eventually I starting taking a pass.

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I was shocked to realize, however, that I hadn’t seen an installment since Benedict was pope. So when City said it would host Sister’s Easter Catechism: Will My Bunny Go to Heaven? (produced by Entertainment Events, Inc. and directed by Mary McAuliffe), I ﬁgured, what the … heck. This time, Sister is explaining Easter, Lent and the Passion while mining the audience for laughs. I actually found the educational material interesting (lots of obscure Christian trivia here) and she plays several goofy, fun games with the audience. Unfortunately I was there the same night as a group that had had waaaay too many Zinfandels before the show, and their antics brought the evening to a screeching, uncomfortable halt. I recalled that the last time I’d been to a Catechism the same thing had happened. Richards ultimately prevailed both times — she is a seasoned professional after all — but I do think City Theatre should institute a twodrink maximum.

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Something Is Rotten in Fettig, by Jere Krakoff. It’s easy to imagine a former civil-rights attorney who’s worked extensively in the criminal-justice system writing a book inspired by the experience. But you might not foresee the result as this comic burlesque of a novel. It takes place in the fictional republic of Fettig, a setting that could pass for a circa-1900 Lower East Side. It’s populated by European ethnic types including protagonist Leonard Plotkin, a Jewish butcher who despite his “pathological aversion to conflict” ends up facing trial on absurd criminal charges. With its wide-angle aim at a deranged republic’s corrupt institutions, and its feel for a punchline, Something Is Rotten (Anaphora Literary Press, 265 pages, $20), is hardly the earnest treatise you might expect from a lawyer whose résumé includes (as Pittsburgh resident Krakoff’s does) the ACLU National Prison Project and a local legal-aid program. Instead, the novel is sort of Dickens by way of Woody Allen, featuring characters with names like Emile Threadbare and Primo Astigmatopolous, and a writing style and approach to jokes that suggests Allen’s satirical short stories. (One artist character, for instance, is described as “an untalented abstractionist who occasionally sold her impenetrable works to customers who appreciated confusion.”) Each chapter begins with one of Krakoff’s own caricatures of this highly populous novel’s main character, all adding to the impression of a society where palms are greased and egos readily flattered, but justice is seldom served.

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Oktober Heat, by Doris Dumrauf. The title of this self-published novel suggests something in the Tom Clancy vein. But while the plot does involve murder and the military, Oktober Heat ($12.99) is a quieter affair, about a young German police officer investigating the murder of a young German woman in the U.S.occupied provinces during the late 1950s. As a procedural, it’s stylistically more Hardy Boys than hardboiled, but the real attraction is Dumrauf’s sensitive rendering of postwar Germany, where a community of war widows and financially struggling young Germans copes with a sudden influx of American military personnel, with their ready cash and rock ’n’ roll records. Dumrauf comes by her perspective honestly: This Pittsburgh resident grew up in a region of West Germany with a big concentration of U.S. military facilities, and for years worked as an administrative clerk on an air base.

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“draft” the actors they’ll write for from among 24 performers at an actor exhibition at Bricolage. The finished plays will be performed Saturday night at the August Wilson Center. Bill O’Driscoll VIP: 7-9 p.m. (937 Liberty Ave.) and gala at 6:30 p.m. Sat., March 5. Performance: 8 p.m. Sat., March 5 (980 Liberty Ave.). Downtown.

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{ART} One of the oldest consistently populated cities in the world, Aleppo, has been reduced to a fraction of its former self by Syria’s civil war. Jason Hamacher takes us back to the apex of Syrian modernization, between 2005 and 2010, when the Washington, D.C.-based photographer was granted access to the then-teeming city. The opening reception for Witness Aleppo: Photographs, Stories and Sound from Pre-war Syria takes place tonight at the Irma Freeman Center for Imagination, part of monthly gallery crawl Unblurred. Courtney Linder 7 p.m. Exhibit continues through May 6. 5006 Penn Ave., Bloomfield. Free. 412-9240634 or www.irmafreeman.org

{STAGE} In an era where we need reminders that black lives matter, Ernest J. Gaines’s novel about 1940s Louisiana, A Lesson Before Dying, remains relevant. Prime

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{STAGE} Some of Pittsburgh’s best playwrights, directors and actors are gearing up for B.U.S. 11, the 11th annual Bricolage Urban Scrawl. This Bricolage Productions fundraiser sends six playwrights on a Port Authority bus ride, then gives them and each of their teams 24 hours to write, rehearse and stage a 10-minute play inspired by that journey. Tonight, playwrights including Gab Cody and Mark Clayton Southers pay their fares; later, B.U.S. VIPs will watch them

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Edwin L. Gibson doesn’t much care for Black History Month; the actor, who is African American, says it’s insulting to limit celebration of black Americans’ contributions to four weeks a year. As director of the Hill House Kaufmann Center, Gibson is looking for new ways to celebrate art, culture and the Hill District — the neighborhood where the award-winning, formerly New York-based actor relocated a couple of years back because of his admiration for playwright and native son August Wilson. Gibson’s new initiative at Hill House, called 28 Days, is in full swing through mid-March. The series continues with: exhibits by local artists George Gist (though March 6) and Amir Rashidd (March 14-19); the Pittsburgh premiere of Can You Dig This?, a new documentary about urban farmers in Los Angeles (2 p.m. Sat., March 5; $10 donation suggested, or pay what you can); and a series of events March 17 and 18 built around celebrity chef Elise Wims, a Pittsburgh native. Other highlights include the Thu., March 10, installment of the Green Building Alliance’s Inspire Speakers Series, featuring Florida-based fiber artist Valerie S. Goodwin (pictured, one of whose landscape quilts will be on display March 7-12). The Inspire event, “A Story of Place” (5:30 p.m., $10-20), also features permaculture educator and author Joel Glanzberg and Pittsburgh-based social entrepreneur Majestic Lane. Bill O’Driscoll Ongoing. 1825 Centre Ave., Hill District. www.hillhouse.org

Stage Theatre offers the Pittsburgh premiere of a stage adaptation of Gaines’ 1993 story of prejudice, race and the justice system. The cast, directed by Rich Keitel, includes LaMar Darnell Fields, Wali Jamal and Tracey Turner. Tonight is the first performance at the New Hazlett Theater. CL 8 p.m. Show continues through March 13. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. $10-25. 724-773-0700 700 or www.primestage.com com

Jarzynka presents this show, at Artists Image Resources, by the Guyana-born, Pittsburghbased and nationally exhibited artist, designer and illustrator, who digitally combines his own photography with found images and then hand-embellishes the prints. Spring Lurks features about 30 works inspired by vintage clothing and the anticipation of spring. BO 6-9 p.m. Exhibit continues through March 19.

{COMEDY} Daily Show host Trevor revor Noah brings his Lost in Translation standup tour to the he Carnegie Music Hall of Oakland. land. Noah grew up as the child ild of a white European father and black South African mother ther during apartheid in South h Africa. He was the first South h African comedian to appear ear on American late-night ht TV, eventually becoming a Daily Show contributor and last year succeeding ng Jon Stewart as the e show’s feisty host. Noah performs worldwide, often hitting on crosscultural topics. Ashley Murray 8 p.m. Fri., March 4. 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland. $25-40. www.ticket master.com

From the beginning of humanity, we’ve used pictures to tell stories. Explore this kind of narrative art at the opening reception for Telling Tales: Stories and Legends in 19thCentury American Art, at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. This exhibition by wellincludes 53 pieces b known artists such as Benjamin lesser-known names West and lesser-kno Huntington. like Daniel Hunting New York Courtesy of The Ne these works Historical Society, th American portray themes of A ambition, national pride elements of and the spiritual ele opening American life. The o tonight. CL reception is tonight (free). Exhibit 6:30 p.m. (free) continues through June 19. 221 N. Main Greensburg. St., Gree 724-837-1500 or 724-837 www.thewest www.th moreland.org morela

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musician and songwriter Ian Kane’s outfit The Blue-Hots (with vocalist Fidor Brayd) playing original, jazzy lounge sounds with period “exotica” touches. Classic lounge vinyl, period décor and a cash bar for legacy cocktails complete a vibe that’s decidedly adult. So leave that hula hoop home. BO 7-11 p.m. 422 Foreland St., North Side. $10. 412-904-3335 or www. jamesstreetgastropub.com

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{MUSIC} Decades ago, ’50s nostalgia meant youth-culture throwbacks like poodle skirts and rockabilly. Nowadays, it usually connotes things like the Retro Lounge Party. The 1950sthemed event with live music, in James Steet Gastropub’s ballroom, features jazz

{ART} Graffiti gods Soviet and Curve know how to leave their mark — though now it will appear indoors at The Gallery ry 4 rather than on the streets. Graphic artist Soviet, a Pittsburgh urgh native, creates dream-like m-like grayscale paintings with an aura of mystery. Philadelphiaadelphiabased Curve conveys the relationship between n humanity and nature e in his murals, using nostalgic talgic palettes to evoke a sense ense of loneliness. See what hat happens when graffiti iti artists trade brick walls alls for canvases at the opening ning reception of BUSY SIGNAL. CL 7 p.m. Exhibit continues through April 2. 206 S. Highland Ave.,, Shadyside. Free. 412-363-5050 or www.thegallery4.us

+ SUN., MARCH 06 {OUTDOORS} Can you feel winter melting away? Not yet? Time to get outside anyway. Today’s Venture Outdoors hike is a 2.4-mile loop in Ohiopyle State Park along the perimeter of Ferncliff Peninsula, at a horseshoe curve in the Youghiogheny River. The Ferncliff Peninsula Hike includes a great view of the falls, river and gorge, plus oldgrowth forest and even rocks embedded with fossils. Hiking boots are a must. BO 1-3 p.m. Ohiopyle. $10. Register at www.ventureoutdoors.org.

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You don’t have to attend a Jewish wedding to hear the traditional dance music of klezmer musicians. You can experience their often jazzy, always expressive melodies at FleytMuzik’s Tartan, Baroque & Klezmer show. Pittsburgh’s Renaissance & Baroque brings Adrianne Greenbaum — FleytMuzik’s founder and a nationally acclaimed klezmer player and flutist — to Synod Hall alongside her touring ensemble, complete with violins, cimbalom, bass and gamba. CL 8 p.m. 125 N. Craig St., Oakland. $20-35. 412-361-2048 or www.rbsp.org

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THEATER THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY. A musical of the classic love story. Sun, 1 & 6:30 p.m., Sat, 2 & 8 p.m., Fri, 8 p.m. and Tue-Thu, 7:30 p.m. Thru March 13. Benedum Center, Downtown. 412-456-6666. B.U.S. 11. Witness the Burgh’s top directors, playwrights & performers race against time to create compelling original plays in only 24 hours. March 4-5, 6:30 p.m. August Wilson Center, Downtown. 412-471-0999. FIRST DATE. Boy meets girl ... on a blind date ... in a musical. Wed-Fri, 7:30 p.m., Sat, 2 & 7:30 p.m. and Sun, 2 p.m. Thru April 24. Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown. 412-325-6769. FROM WINTER’S SHADOW: A LIVE READING OF NEW, SHORT PLAYS. A reading of original 10 minute plays. http://happys adcollective.wix.com/happys adcollective. Sat., March 5, 8 p.m. Swissvale Bowl-A-Rama, Swissvale. 412- 271-4181.

A LESSON BEFORE DYING. Jefferson, an African-American young man, is condemned to death in small-town Louisiana for a murder he didn’t commit. His godmother persuades a teacher to visit Jefferson & teach him to die w/ dignity as a man. March 4-13, 2 p.m. and Fri, Sat, 8 p.m. New Hazlett Theater, North Side. 724-773-0700. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera presented by the Pittsburgh Savoyards. Sun, 2:30 p.m. and Thu-Sat, 8 p.m. Thru March 13. Andrew Carnegie Free Library Music Hall, Carnegie. 412-734-8476. SISTER’S EASTER CATECHISM: WILL MY BUNNY GO TO HEAVEN? Celebrate the Easter Season w/ Sister as she answers the time-worn questions of the season like “Why isn’t Easter the same day every year like Christmas?” & “Will My Bunny Go To Heaven?” Thu, Fri, 8 p.m. and Wed, 7 p.m. Thru March 13. City Theatre, South Side. 412-431-4400 x 286.

COMEDY THU 03 COMEDY OPEN MIC. Hosted by Derick Minto. Thu, 9 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.

FRI 04 SHAKING W/ LAUGHTER: A NIGHT OF COMEDY. Benefits Parkinson Foundation Western PA. 7 p.m. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 412-363-3000. TREVOR NOAH. 8 p.m. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-622-3131.

SAT 05 FRANK CALIENDO. 8 p.m. Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland. 412-622-3131.

MON 07 COMEDY SAUCE SHOWCASE. Local & out-of-town comedians. Mon, 9 p.m. Pleasure Bar, Bloomfield. 412-682-9603. OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT. Mon, 10 p.m. Lava Lounge, South Side. 412-431-5282.

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The Women of Ireland bring a taste of the Emerald Isle into the middle of the Pennsylvania winter. This all-female group of vocalists and step dancers, along with aerialists and instrumentalists, present a full spectrum of Celtic performance, from traditional ballads to modern movement, this Sunday at The Palace Theater. 7:30 p.m. Sun., March 6. 21 West Otterman St., Greensburg. $24-36. www.thepalacetheater.org

UNPLANNED COMEDY JAMBONE’S IMPROV. Hosted by Woody Drenen. Mon, 9:30 p.m. Hambone’s, Lawrenceville. 412-681-4318.

EXHIBITS ALLEGHENY CITY HISTORIC GALLERY. Historical images & items forcusing on the North Side of Pittsburgh. North Side. 412-321-3940. ALLEGHENY-KISKI VALLEY HERITAGE MUSEUM. Military artifacts & exhibits on the Allegheny Valley’s industrial heritage. Tarentum. 724-224-7666. ANDREW CARNEGIE FREE LIBRARY MUSIC HALL. Capt. Thomas Espy Room Tour. The Capt. Thomas Espy Post 153 of the Grand Army of the Republic served local Civil War veterans for over 54 years & is the best preserved & most intact GAR post in the United States. Carnegie. 412-276-3456. BAYERNHOF MUSEUM. Large collection of automatic roll-played musical instruments & music boxes in a mansion setting. Call for appointment. O’Hara. 412-782-4231. BOST BUILDING. Collectors. Preserved materials reflecting the industrial heritage of Southwestern PA. Homestead. 412-464-4020. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Pterosaurs: Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs. Rare fossils, life-size models & hands-on interactives to immerse visitors in the winged reptiles’ Jurassic world. Dinosaurs in Their Time. Displaying immersive environments spanning the Mesozoic Era & original fossil specimens. Permanent. Hall of Minerals & Gems. Crystal, gems & precious stones from all over the world. Population Impact. How humans are affecting the environment. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER. H2Oh! Experience kinetic water-driven motion & discover the relations between water, land & habitat. How do everyday decisions impact water supply & the environment? Ongoing: Buhl Digital Dome (planetarium), Miniature Railroad & Village, USS Requin submarine & more. North Side. 412-237-3400. CENTER FOR POSTNATURAL HISTORY. Explore the complex interplay between culture, nature & biotechnology. Sundays 12-4. Garfield. 412-223-7698. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF PITTSBURGH. TapeScape 2.0. A play exhibit/art installation, designed by Eric Lennartson, that CONTINUES ON PG. 45

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VISUALART NEW THIS WEEK 707 PENN GALLERY. Jennifer Nagle Myers: Waterfall Vision. Drawings, waterfall cascades, projection & performance that explore the female body as earth body, where all trauma, joy & reincarnation exist. Opening March 4. Downtown. 412-325-7017. GALLERIE CHIZ. CHEW ON THIS! A Germination Installation. Work by Kim Barry. Opening reception March 4, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Shadyside. 412-441-6005. THE GALLERY 4. Busy Signal. New works from Soviet & Curve. Opening reception March 5, 7-11 p.m. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. GALLERY ON 43RD STREET. Cheryl Ryan Harshman. Acrylics, clay monoprints & encaustics by the artist. Opening reception March 4, 7-10 p.m. Lawrenceville. 412-683-6488. MAGGIE’S FARM DISTILLERY. Around Tahn. Work by Peter Leeman. Opening reception March 4, 8 - 10 p.m. Strip District. 724-322-5415. UNDERCROFT GALLERY, FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH. Notions: Western PA Women Artists Explore Legacy. A varied collection of pieces by accomplished women artists & photographers from Western PA. In honor of Women’s History Month. Opening reception March 4, 6 - 9 p.m. Shadyside. 412-727-6870.

ONGOING 937 LIBERTY AVE. Humanae/ I AM AUGUST. A series of photographs of everyday Pittsburghers by Angelica Dass. Downtown. 412-338-8742. ANDY WARHOL MUSEUM. Permanent collection. Artwork & artifacts by the famed Pop

Artist. Exposures: Jamie Earnest: Private Spaces / Public Personas. 3 new large-scale paintings that incorporate details from the private, residential spaces of both Andy Warhol & Michael Chow. Michael Chow aka Zhou Yinghua: Voice for My Father. 3 main bodies of work which include new paintings completed expressly for The Warhol show, vintage photographs of the artist’s father Zhou Xinfang, a grand master of the Beijing Opera & a collection of portraits of Chow painted by his contemporaries, such as Andy Warhol, JeanMichel Basquiat & Ed Ruscha, linking his practice w/ the contemporary art communities of London, New York & Los Angeles. North Side. 412-237-8300. ARTDFACT. Artdfact Gallery. The works of Timothy Kelley & other regional & US artists on display. Sculpture, oil & acrylic paintings, mixed media, found objects, more. North Side. 724-797-3302. AUGUST WILSON CENTER. The Other Side of Pop. In this alternative examination of pop art & pop culture, artists depict relevant & influential cultures that are either u nappreciated or unrecognized by mainstream media. Downtown. 412-258-2700. BACKSTAGE BAR AT THEATRE SQUARE. Fibers - Fiction. Encaustic handmade papers w/ embellished stitching by Katy DeMent. Downtown. 412-325-6768. BOXHEART GALLERY. 15th Annual Art Inter/National Exhibition. Twenty-two powerful visual storytellers that are changing our world w/ imaginative imagery of wisdom, beauty, & truth. Bloomfield. 412-687-8858.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART. HACLab Pittsburgh: Imagining the Modern. An exhibition of over, under architecture highlighting successive histories of pioneering architectural successes, disrupted neighborhoods & the utopian aspirations & ideals of public officials & business leaders. Silver to Steel: The Modern Designs of Peter Muller-Munk. Displaying the work of 60s German emigre & Pittsburgh industrial design Peter Muller-Munk, who started as a silversmith at Tiffany’s. Oakland. 412-622-3131. CHROMOS EYEWEAR. Waxed Abstraction. Work by Marlene Boas inspired by the psyche. Lawrenceville. 412-477-4540. CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING. The Cranberry Artists Network Members Show. Work from over 70 members of the Cranberry Artists Network. www.cranberryartistsnetwork. com. Cranberry. DELANIE’S COFFEE. Double Mirror. 40+ artists displaying their works. South Side. 412-927-4030. EAST OF EASTSIDE GALLERY. Color in Winter. Work by Frank Webb, Andy Sujdak & Ron Korczynski. Forest Hills. 412-465-0140. ECLECTIC ART & OBJECTS GALLERY. 19th century American & European paintings combined w/ contemporary artists & their artwork. The Hidden Collection. Watercolors by Robert N. Blair (1912- 2003). Hiromi Traditional Japanese Oil Paintings The Lost Artists of the 1893 Chicago Exhibition. Collectors Showcase. Emsworth. 412-734-2099. FRAMEHOUSE. En Plein Air. Feating work by Barbra K. Bush, Ron Donoughe, Sondra Rose Hart, Patrick Lee, Constance CONTINUES ON PG. 47

uses more than 10 miles of tape University of Pittsburgh. Oakland. stretched over steel frames 412-624-6000. to create twisting tunnels & OLD ST. LUKE’S. Pioneer church curving walls for children to crawl features 1823 pipe organ, through & explore. North Side. Revolutionary War graves. Scott. 412-322-5058. 412-851-9212. COMPASS INN. Demos & tours w/ OLIVER MILLER HOMESTEAD. costumed guides feat. this restored This pioneer/Whiskey Rebellion stagecoach stop. North Versailles. site features log house, blacksmith 724-238-4983. shop & gardens. South Park. DEPRECIATION LANDS 412-835-1554. MUSEUM. Small living history PENNSYLVANIA TROLLEY museum celebrating the MUSEUM. Trolley rides & settlement & history of the exhibits. Includes displays, walking Depreciation Lands. Allison Park. tours, gift shop, picnic area & 412-486-0563. Trolley Theatre. Washington. FALLINGWATER. Tour the 724-228-9256. famed Frank Lloyd Wright house. PHIPPS CONSERVATORY & Mill Run. 724-329-8501. BOTANICAL GARDEN. 14 indoor FIRST PRESBYTERIAN rooms & 3 outdoor gardens CHURCH. Tours of 13 Tiffany feature exotic plants & floral stained-glass windows. displays from around the world. Downtown. 412-471-3436. Tropical Forest Congo. An exhibit FORT PITT MUSEUM. Captured by highlighting some of Africa’s Indians: Warfare & Assimilation on lushest landscapes. Oakland. the 18th Century Frontier. During 412-622-6914. the mid-18th century, thousands PHOTO ANTIQUITIES MUSEUM of settlers of European & African OF PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY. descent were captured by Native Displaying 660 different movie Americans. Using documentary cameras, showing pictures on evidence from 18th & early 19th glass, many hand-painted. The century sources, period imagery, largest display of 19th Century & artifacts from public & private photographs in America. North collections in the U.S. and Canada, Side. 412-231-7881. the exhibit examines the PINBALL PERFECTION. Pinball practice of captivity from museum & players club. its prehistoric roots to West View. 412-931-4425. its reverberations PITTSBURGH ZOO in modern & PPG AQUARIUM. Native-, AfricanHome to 4,000 animals, www. per & Euro-American including many pa pghcitym .co communities. endangered species. Reconstructed fort houses Highland Park. museum of Pittsburgh 412-665-3639. history circa French & Indian War & RACHEL CARSON HOMESTEAD. American Revolution. Downtown. A Reverence for Life. Photos 412-281-9285. & artifacts of her life & work. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL Springdale. 724-274-5459. CENTER. Ongoing: tours of RIVERS OF STEEL NATIONAL Clayton, the Frick estate, w/ classes HERITAGE AREA. Exhibits on the & programs for all ages. Point Homestead Mill. Steel industry & Breeze. 412-371-0600. community artifacts from 1881HARTWOOD ACRES. Tour this 1986. Homestead. 412-464-4020. Tudor mansion & stable complex. SENATOR JOHN HEINZ HISTORY Enjoy hikes & outdoor activities in CENTER. Toys of the ‘50s, ‘60s and the surrounding park. Allison Park. ‘70s. More than 500 toys. From 412-767-9200. Slavery to Freedom. Highlight’s KENTUCK KNOB. Tour the Pittsburgh’s role in the anti-slavery other Frank Lloyd Wright house. movement. Ongoing: Western PA Mill Run. 724-329-8501. Sports Museum, Clash of Empires, KERR MEMORIAL MUSEUM. & exhibits on local history, more. Tours of a restored 19th-century, Strip District. 412-454-6000. middle-class home. Oakmont. SEWICKLEY HEIGHTS 412-826-9295. HISTORY CENTER. Museum MARIDON MUSEUM. Collection commemorates Pittsburgh includes jade & ivory statues from industrialists, local history. China & Japan, as well as Meissen Sewickley. 412-741-4487. porcelain. Butler. 724-282-0123. SOLDIERS & SAILORS MCGINLEY HOUSE & MCCULLY MEMORIAL HALL. War in the LOG HOUSE. Historic homes Pacific 1941-1945. Feat. a collection open for tours, lectures & more. of military artifacts showcasing Monroeville. 412-373-7794. photographs, uniforms, shells NATIONAL AVIARY. Masters & other related items. Military of the Sky. Explore the power & museum dedicated to honoring grace of the birds who rule the military service members since sky. Majestic eagles, impressive the Civil War through artifacts condors, stealthy falcons and their & personal mementos. Oakland. friends take center stage! Home to 412-621-4253. more than 600 birds from over 200 ST. ANTHONY’S CHAPEL. species. W/ classes, lectures, demos Features 5,000 relics of Catholic & more. North Side. 412-323-7235. saints. North Side. 412-323-9504. NATIONALITY ROOMS. 29 ST. NICHOLAS CROATIAN rooms helping to tell the story CATHOLIC CHURCH. Maxo Vanka of Pittsburgh’s immigrant past. Murals. Mid-20th century murals

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depicting war, social justice & the immigrant experience in America. Millvale. 412-407-2570. WEST OVERTON MUSEUMS. Learn about distilling & coke-making in this pre-Civil War industrial village. West Overton. 724-887-7910.

FUNDRAISERS SAT 05 RAISING FUNDS WHILE RAISING SPIRITS. Certified psychic medium, Debbie Pakler, will be at the library to give 20 minutes readings. Debbie is donating a portion of her fee from each session to help the library achieve its annual fundraising goal. Call the library to set up an appointment. This is a unique entertainment opportunity to receive personal messages while supporting the library. 10 a.m.2 p.m. Bethel Park Public Library, Bethel Park. 412-835-2207.

LITERARY THU 03 DAVID ADÈS. A farewell reading. 7 p.m. Classic Lines, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-2220. ENGLISH LEARNERS’ BOOK CLUB. For advanced ESL students. Presented in cooperation w/ the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Thu, 1 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR WRITER’S WORKSHOP. Young writers & recent graduates looking for additional feedback on their work. thehourafterhappyhour. wordpress.com Thu, 7-9 p.m. Lot 17, Bloomfield. 412-687-8117. ROBERT MYERS. Live reading of “Unmanned.” 4:30 p.m. Rangos Ballroom - University Center, Oakland.

FRI 04 JAN BEATTY, ANGELE ELLIS, CELESTE GAINEY, LAURA PATTERSON, WENDY SCOTT & LAURIN WOLF. 7 p.m. East End Book Exchange, Bloomfield. 412-224-2847.

SAT 05 REBECCA GILBERT, ANNE E. LYNCH. Authors will provide discussion & sign copies of their vegan cookbooks. 1-3 p.m. Half Price Books, Monroeville. 412-856-1949. THE WOMEN GATHER, A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN VOICES. An afternoon of poetry/ prose to honor the works of Sonia Sanchez. 2-5 p.m. Carnegie Library, Homewood. 412-731-3080.

MON 07 STORYSWAP. An open forum to swap stories. First Mon of every month, 7 p.m. Northland Public Library, McCandless. 412-366-8100.

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WED 09 POETRY & PROSE READING. Poetry, prose or original songs. All ages & stages welcome. Second Wed of every month, 7-9 p.m. Te Cafe, Squirrel Hill. 412-422-8888.

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THU 03 TALES FOR 2S & 3S. A story time specifically geared for toddlers who are 24-36 months old w/ a caregiver. Thu, 10:30 a.m. Thru April 28 Baldwin Borough Public Library, Baldwin. 412-885-2255.

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I was glad to see Tyler Perry because over the last few [“Madea” tours] he wasn’t here. It was hilarious. It was very spiritual. It was a nice evening out. It was too crowded, though; they need to expand [the theater]. Madea reminds me of someone’s grandmother back in the day. She’s hardcore, straight to the point, she doesn’t mess around. The part that stuck out to me was when she got the whole family together at the end. She was trying to bring them close by using the Bible, breaking it down line by line. She talked about how Jesus picked his favorite donkey. You can’t choose your family — Madea shows that. When they all sat down together, it reminded me of my family because we work through things.

FAMILY MOVIE MATINEE. Kids can bring their own pillow, sleeping bag, blanket or stuffed friend! Registration required. Baldwin Borough Public Library, Baldwin. 412-885-2255. SATURDAY FAMILY STORIES. Stories for kids & caregivers up to age 6. 10:15-11 a.m. Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211. SOAR TO NEW HEIGHTS: PTEROSAURS. Learn about the evolution of flight & explore the ways humans continue to mimic nature’s flight path as we have taken to the skies. Recommended for children in grades 5–8 (ages 10–13). 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Oakland. 412-622-3131.

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costumes & accessories using tape. See how tape can inspire you to create what you’ve always BIG NIGHT FOR SALAMANDERS wanted. 1-4 p.m. Children’s BY SARAH MARWIL LAMSTEIN. Museum of Pittsburgh, North Side. Storytime arts & crafts. 1-4 p.m. 412-322-5058. Powdermill Nature Reserve, Rector. MAPLE SYRUP MAKING 724-593-4070. DEMONSTRATIONS. Open RUN4FUN. Train kids to to pre-school-age children & participate & complete a 5K parents. Pre-registration required run/race by equipping them by calling 724-935-2170. Latodami with the physical training & Nature Center. 10-11 a.m. goal-setting mentality. Open North Park, Allison Park. to beginners & experienced SENSORY FRIENDLY runners ages 7-14. Pre-registration AFTERNOON. Individuals w/ is required at www.allegheny Autism Spectrum Disorders county.us/parkprograms. & Sensory Processing Sun, 4:45-6 p.m. Disorders can enjoy a Thru April 17. North friendly experience Park, Allison Park. in a comfortable & 724-935-1766. accepting www. per environment. pa pghcitym Announcement & .co CREATIVE INK TEEN exhibit sound volume WRITING WORKSHOP. will be reduced & No writing experience necessary. sound reducing headphones Registration required. Mon, will be available. Second Tue of 6-7:15 p.m. Thru March 7. Shaler every month, 1-5 p.m. Children’s North Hills Library, Glenshaw. Museum of Pittsburgh, 412-486-0211. North Side. 412-322-5058. MAKER STORY TIME. Explore tools, materials & processes inspired by books. Listen to ONCE UPON A WEDNESDAY. stories read by librarian-turnedEach week, a new fairy tale Teaching Artist Molly. Mon, will be introduced as well as an accompanying craft. This creative 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Children’s program is geared for ages 4 & Museum of Pittsburgh, under, but all are welcome to North Side. 412-322-5058. attend. Registration required. Wed, 10:30 a.m. Thru April 27 GUEST ARTIST: JAMI JOHNSON. Baldwin Borough Public Library, Jami is a local artist who creates Baldwin. 412-885-2255.

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OUTSIDE SUN 06 SIGNS OF SPRING HIKE. Look for blooming flowers & fungi, returning migrators, & emerging hibernators. Open to all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is recommended at www.alleghenycounty.us/ parkprograms. 2-4 p.m. Pie Traynor Field, North Park, Allison Park.

TUE 08 YOUNG NATURE EXPLORERS CLASS. Getting kids outside, exploring nature. Pre-registration required, 724-935-2170. Latodami Nature Center. Second Tue of every month, 9:30-11 a.m. & 1-2:30 p.m. North Park, Allison Park.

WED 09 NEW MOON HIKE. Preregistration is recommended at www.alleghenycounty.us/ parkprograms. 7-9 p.m. South Park, South Park. WEDNESDAY MORNING WALK. Naturalist-led, rain or shine. Wed Beechwood Farms, Fox Chapel. 412-963-6100.

OTHER STUFF THU 03 A SOTO ZEN BUDDHIST SITTING GROUP. http://city dharma.wordpress.com/schedule/

Merriman, William Pfahl & Barry Shields. Lawrenceville. 412-586-4559. FRICK ART & HISTORICAL CENTER. Permanent collection of European Art. Fast Cars & Femmes Fatales: The Photographs of Jacques Henri Lartigue. A 125 photos that document the life in the Belle-Époque & early-20thcentury France. Point Breeze. 412-371-0600. GLENN GREENE STAINED GLASS STUDIO INC. Original Glass Art by Glenn Greene. Exhibition of new work, recent work & older work. Regent Square. 412-243-2772. HOLOCAUST CENTER OF PITTSBURGH. In Celebration of Life: Living Legacy Project. A photographic/multimedia exhibit honoring & commemorating local Holocaust survivors. North Side. 412-421-1500. MATTRESS FACTORY. Ongoing Installations. Works by Turrell, Lutz, Shiota, Kusama, Anastasi, Highstein, Wexler & Woodrow. Factory Installed. Artists Anne Lindberg, John Morris, Julie Schenkelberg, Jacob Douenias, Ethan Frier, Rob Voerman, Bill Smith, Lisa Sigal & Marnie Weber created new room-sized installations that demonstrate a uniquely different approach to the creative process. North Side. 412-231-3169. MORGAN CONTEMPORARY GLASS GALLERY. 3d@mgg2. Local glass artists will be joined by artists working in various 3d media –metal, fiber, wood & ceramic. The artists include Brian Engel, Edric Florence,

Tue, Thu Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill. 412-965-9903. AARP TAX AIDE. Please bring a copy of last year’s tax forms. Customers are seen on a first-come, first-served basis. Thu, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thru April 14 Baldwin Borough Public Library, Baldwin. 412-885-2255. BIOPHILIA: PITTSBURGH. A meet-up group dedicated to strengthening the bond between people & the natural world. Come discuss an enviromental topic & share ideas. First Thu of every month, 5:30 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF PITTSBURGH. Social, cultural club of American/ international women. Thu First Baptist Church, Oakland. iwap. pittsburgh@gmail.com. PRINTMAKING OPEN STUDIO. Experienced screen printers can utilize studio equipment to make films, burn screens & complete a run of posters, t-shirts or prints.

Jason Forck, Glen Gardner, Rae Gold, Laura Beth Konopinski, Kevin O’toole, Michael Smithhammer & Laura Tabakman. Shadyside. 412-441-5200. NEU KIRCHE CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER. Like a Body Without Skin. Work by Fiona Amundsen addressing the relationships between steel manufacturing industries & their mobilization into a united national front that produced everything from planes to bombs during WWII. North Side. 412-322-2224. NORTH HILLS ART CENTER. Winter Blues Art Show. Work by local amateur & professional artists in oil, pastel, watercolor, fiber, stoneware & other media. Ross. 412-364-3622. PENN AVENUE ARTS DISTRICT. Unblurred Gallery Crawl. Garfield. 412-441-6147-ext.-7. PERCOLATE. Conversations. Work by John Eastman, Rachel Hallas & Carolyn Pierotti. Wilkinsburg. 412-606-1220. PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER. Lifeforms. An exhibition of the best biological glass models made in the spirit of the famous 19th & 20th century models of invertebrates & plants made by Rudolf & Leopold Blaschka for the Harvard University’s Botanical Museum. Friendship. 412-365-2145. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Fellowship 16: Projects by Ka-Man Tse & Aaron Blum. Two solo exhibitions from our International Award & Keystone Award winners, selected from an open call for entries in mid-2015. South Side. 412-431-1810.

A volunteer-driven environment designed for short-run projects that can be completed in one evening for a small materials fee. Tue, Thu, 6-10 p.m. Artists Image Resource, North Side. 412-321-8664. RADICAL TRIVIA. Thu, 9 p.m. Smiling Moose, South Side. 412-431-4668. SALSA NIGHT. Free dancing lessons w/ host & instructor DJ Bobby D from 9:30-10 p.m. Thu, 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Perle Champagne Bar, Downtown. 412-471-2058.

THU 03 - SAT 05 WINTER TEA FEST. Tea dueling, tea infused beer, mindfulness workshop, tea class & tea tasting, tea tattoos, more. Various locations. March 3-5. For a full schedule www.pittsburghtea association.com/winter-tea-fest.html.

FRI 04 FRIDAY NIGHT CONTRA DANCE. A social, traditional American dance. No partner needed, beginners welcome, lesson

SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT SATELLITE GALLERY. The Invisible One. Insight into the loneliness & confusion felt by stigmatized individuals. The three artists on display present hope for awareness, action & understanding through a variety of works composed of wood, fiber, clay & mixed media. Downtown. 412-261-7003. THE SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. Mindful: Exploring Mental Health Through Art. More than 30 works created by 14 contemporary artists explore the impact that mental illness is having on society & the role the arts can play in helping to address these issues. Strip District. 412-261-7003. SPACE. Causal Loop. Sculptural work, video pieces & wall pieces by Blaine Siegel & David Bernabo, who transform & join material things like wood, glass, metal, bone & non-things like sound & light into new significant forms. Downtown. 412-325-7723. TUGBOAT PRINT SHOP. Tugboat Printshop Showroom. Open showroom w/ the artists. Fridays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & by appt. only. Lawrenceville. 412-980-0884. WOOD STREET GALLERIES. Pastoral Noir: New English Landscapes. Visual, sonic & sculptural investigations into the English landscape w/ work by Tessa Farmer, Jem Finer, Ghost Box Records, Tony Heywood, Alison Condie, Autumn Richardson, Richard Skelton & Semiconductor. Downtown. 412-471-5605.

at 7:30. Fri, 8 p.m. Swisshelm Park Community Center, Swissvale. 412-945-0554. HOME STYLE HOT JAM. An open house featuring hand crafted work for the home. Meet local craftspeople who create items specifically for the home such as lighting, functional tableware & furniture. Watch live demonstrations including glassblowing, ceramics, more. 6 p.m. Pittsburgh Glass Center, Friendship. 412-365-2145. LIFE & MUSIC OF DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH. Dr. Cleon Cornes presents this six-week exploration of the musical genius Dmitri Shostakovich. Fri, 10 a.m. and Fri. Thru April 15 Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. THE MARCH OF IDES MUSIC & COMEDY FESTIVAL. Live music from Andre Costello & the Cool Minors, Chrome Moses, Strange Monsters, Rosu Lup & Morgan Erina. In between each band is the comedy of

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Woody Drenan, Garrett Titlebaum, Holly Price & Derek Minto. 7 p.m. Hollywood Theater, Dormont. 412-344-1245. PARTY IN THE TROPICS. Tropical Forest Conservatory transforms into one of the city’s most unique nightspotsm w/ djs, drinks, more. 7 p.m. Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Garden, Oakland. 412-622-6914.

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FRI 04 - SUN 06 HORROR REALM 2016 SPRING BREAK MASSACRE CONVENTION. Q&A panels, contests, film programs, celebrities & a dealer room. March 4-6. DoubleTree Hotel Green Tree, Green Tree. www.horrorrealmcon.com.

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American Experience These beautifully produced documentaries on PBS look deep into historical events and figures. Coming up in April, “The Big Burn,” about a massive 1910 wildfire that helped define the newly formed U.S. Forest Service.

FRI 04 - WED 09 DEBRIS STITCH TIDE. An exhibition, screening & spoken word performance performed by Rin Park & Naomi Edmark, two queer womyn of color. Screening & performance on March 4 & 5 at 7 p.m. March 4-April 2 Black Forge Coffee House, Knoxville. 412-291-8994.

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SAT 05 BEGINNER TAI CHI CLASSES. Sat, 9 a.m. Friends Meeting House, Oakland. 412-683-2669. DIGNITY & RESPECT CERAMIC TILE QUILT EVENT. A create a 100-pound Ceramic Tile Quilt to raise awareness for domestic violence. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The Society for Contemporary Craft, Strip District. 412-261-7003. SACRED GROOVES THE GIFT OF YOU. Co-create a sacred space for self-expression and community through movement. Free form dance & expression. 2 p.m. South Side Presbyterian Church, South Side. 571-232-0942. SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING. Lessons 7-8 p.m., social dancing follows. No partner needed. Mon, 7 p.m. and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace Episcopal Church, Mt. Washington. 412-683-5670. SOUTH HILLS SCRABBLE CLUB. Free Scrabble games, all levels. Sat, 1-3 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. SPRING FESTIVAL OF THE EGG. A family oriented event welcoming the coming of spring in many ethnic traditions. Egg decorating workshop, old world waster egg display & sale, palm weaving, ethnic pastries, spring flower making, origami folding, Easter paper cutting, more. 12-4 p.m. Wesley W. Posvar Hall, Oakland. 412-624-6150. SWING CITY. Learn & practice swing dancing skills w/ the Jim Adler Band. Sat, 8 p.m. Wightman School, Squirrel Hill. 412-759-1569. VOICECATCH WORKSHOP W/ KATHY AYRES. A community writing workshop & writing space provided by Chatham’s Words Without Walls program. Sat,

Big Jim’s This Greenfield tavern upends the notion that everything in Pittsburgh is changing: It’s had the same friendly vibe, cheap drinks and big-plate comfort food for decades. 201 Saline St. www.bigjimsrestaurant.com

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10 a.m.-12 p.m. Carnegie Library, East Liberty. 412-363-8232. WIGLE WHISKEY BARRELHOUSE TOURS. Sat, 12:30 & 2 p.m. Wigle Whiskey Barrel House, North Side. 412-224-2827. WOMEN IN SPORTS. Jodi Gill, Esq., Marianne MacBeth & Elizabeth Jones will discuss the history of women in sports & how Title IX changed their access to sports. 2 p.m. McKeesport Regional History & Heritage Center, McKeesport. 412-678-1832.

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AFRONAUT(A) 3.0. The Afronaut(a) salon series returns to spark conversation & incite cinematic exploration w/ archival films, classic features & international works by artists from Ethiopia, Kenya, the UK, more. Visit http://kelly-strayhorn.org/ for a full schedule. Thru April 3. Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. 412-363-3000. CALMING COZY COLORING PROGRAM. Coloring sessions for adults. Sun, 2-4 p.m. Shaler North Hills Library, Glenshaw. 412-486-0211. RADICAL TRIVIA. Trivia game hosted by DJ Jared Evans. Come alone or bring a team. Sun, 7 p.m. Oaks Theater, Oakmont. 412-828-6322. REC ROOM: WINTER GAMES. Active & passive participation games, live bands, DJs, more. 3-8 p.m. and Sun., March 20, 3-8 p.m. Spirit Hall & Lounge, Lawrenceville. 412-586-4441. A TASTE OF UKRAINE. A taste of all things Ukraine. 12-5 p.m. St. Mary’s Ukranian Orthodox Church, McKees Rocks. 412-331-9288.

medicine. 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. PRINTMAKING OPEN STUDIO. Experienced screen printers can utilize studio equipment to make films, burn screens & complete a run of posters, t-shirts or prints. A volunteer-driven environment designed for short-run projects that can be completed in one evening for a small materials fee. Tue, Thu, 6-10 p.m. Artists Image Resource, North Side. 412-321-8664. “SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE: A NEIGHBORHOOD EVOLUTION AND PICTORIAL PROCESS OF PITTSBURGH’S POINT BREEZE”. Speaker Sarah Law author, fellow Breezer & SHHS Member. 7:30 p.m. Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill.

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Your local font of free information, a.k.a. the Carnegie Library, is seeking volunteers. Help with foreign-language tutoring, assist with special events or become a reading buddy. Volunteers who work with children will need clearances. Opportunities available at multiple library branches. For more information and to fill out an application, visit www.carnegielibrary.org.

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BOOK ARTS FROM CONTEMPORARY CRAFT. A 6 week series about the history of paper making & manufacturing. Participants will create their own sheets of handmade paper, create a “wet on wet collage,” learn binding techniques & create IMPROV ACTING CLASS. Mon, journals. Wed, 1 p.m. Thru April 13. 7 p.m. Thru March 22 Percolate, Mount Lebanon Public Library, Wilkinsburg. 412-607-4297. Mt. Lebanon. Register SCOTTISH COUNTRY separately for each DANCING. Lessons program at 412-531-1912. 7-8 p.m., social dancing CONVERSATION follows. No partner SALON. A forum for needed. Mon, 7 p.m. active participation in www. per pa and Sat, 7 p.m. Grace the discussion of the pghcitym .co Episcopal Church, meaningful & interesting Mt. Washington. events of our time. Large 412-683-5670. Print Room. Second Wed of SLOVAK HERITAGE. Mike every month, 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m. Yanchak will show different styles Carnegie Library, Oakland. of decorated eggs (pisanki) from 412-622-3151. various Central European countries FLEET FEET SPEED SQUAD. At & demonstrate the techniques the track. Coach Alex from Fleet of how these eggs are decorated. Feet Sports Pittsburgh hosts weekly 7 p.m. Mount Lebanon Public Wednesday night speed workouts. Library, Mt. Lebanon. 412-531-1912. The workouts are free & open to TRIVIA NIGHT. Hosted by the public. Anyone who wants to Pittsburgh Bar Trivia. Mon, 7 p.m. improve their speed & form are Carnivore’s Restaurant & Sports encouraged to join. Wed, 7 p.m. Bar, Oakmont. 412-820-7427. Jefferson Elementary, Mt. Lebanon. 412-851-9100. OPEN CRITIQUE W/ KELLY A SOTO ZEN BUDDHIST MCDOWELL. Constructive feedback SITTING GROUP. http://city on in-progress or recent work, dharma.wordpress.com/schedule/ network w/ other artists & practice Tue, Thu Church of the Redeemer, public speaking skills. Artists of Squirrel Hill. 412-965-9903. all mediums are welcome. INTRODUCTION OF AYURVEDA. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Neu Kirche Kate Kill from the Himalayan Contemporary Art Center, Institute will explain the history, North Side. 412-322-2224. principles & practice of Ayurvedic PERFECT PAIRS: WHISKEY &

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CHEESE. Cheese & whiskey flights w/ Goat Rodeo Cheese. 5 p.m. Wigle Whiskey, Strip District. 412-224-2827. THE PITTSBURGH SHOW OFFS. A meeting of jugglers & spinners. All levels welcome. Wed, 7:30 p.m. Union Project, Highland Park. 412-363-4550. RIEDEL ME THIS: THE IMPORTANCE OF GLASSWARE. A class showcasing the Riedel Vinum range of glasses. We’ll be exploring the importance of glassware utilizing appropriate props; a sparkling, a white & two reds. 6 p.m. Dreadnought Wines, Lawrenceville. 412-391-8502.

season. To reserve an audition time or to obtain specifics, visit http:// www.applehillplayhouse.org. March 12, musicals auditions at 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. & plays are at 12 3:30 p.m. Lamplighter Restaurant, Delmont. 724-468-4545. GREENSBURG CIVIC THEATRE. Auditions for Neil Simon’s classic comedy “The Odd Couple.” The cast of 8 has parts for 6 men & 2 women between the ages of 30-70. Cold readings from the script. March 12, 9:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. Resumes and/or headshots, though not required, may be submitted in advance via email to info@gctheatre.org. Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, Greensburg. 724-836-1757. MCKEESPORT LITTLE THEATER. McKeesport Little Theater is calling for directors for our 56th Season. Opening Fall 2016, the season will include Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, 12 Angry Men, Polish Joke & Anything Goes. Director interviews will take place Tuesday, March 15, 2016. If interested, email your resume to George Hart, ARC Committee Chair at geohart47@hotmail.com. McKeesport. 412-673-1100.

SUBMISSIONS BOULEVARD GALLERY & DIFFERENT STROKES GALLERY. Searching for glass artists, fiber artists, potters, etc. to compliment the exhibits for 2015 & 2016. Booking for both galleries for 2017. Exhibits run from 1 to 2 months. Ongoing. 412-721-0943. THE GALLERY 4. A salon style

competition to search for up & coming artists. Artists whose pieces reflect the gallery’s particular aesthetic will be selected to take part in a juried group exhibition. Artists will then be selected & presented with the opportunity to hold their own exhibition. Applicants are asked to send image files of up to 5 finished pieces to The Gallery 4’s email (thegallery4@ gmail.com).Please include title, dimensions, & medium(s) & write SALON APPLICANT 2016 in the subject line or submit directly via our website (www.thegallery4. us). No size limits or medium restrictions. Deadline March 26. Shadyside. 412-363-5050. THE HOUR AFTER HAPPY HOUR REVIEW. Seeking submissions in all genres for fledgling literary magazine curated by members of the Hour After Happy Hour Writing Workshop. afterhappy hourreview.com Ongoing. INDEPENDENT FILM NIGHT. Submit your film, 10 minutes or less. Screenings held on the second Thursday of every month. Ongoing. DV8 Espresso Bar & Gallery, Greensburg. 724-219-0804. MT. LEBANON ARTISTS’ MARKET. Seeking applications for the market from artists working in jewelry, wood, sculpture, glass, ceramics, fiber, wearables, mixed media, leather, metal & 2D art. Thru May 1. For more info or to apply, visit http://www. mtlebanonartistsmarket.com. THE NEW YINZER. Seeking original essays about literature, music, TV or film, & also essays generally about Pittsburgh. To see some examples, visit www.newyinzer.com. Email all pitches, submissions & inquiries to newyinzer@ gmail.com. Ongoing. PITTSBURGH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS NEW MEMBER SCREENING. Applicants must submit 3 gallery-ready art pieces that are exclusively created by the applicant & made within the last two years. Drop off is March 6, 12:30-1 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. For more guidelines, visit http://psaguild. org/?portfolio=2016-springnew-member-screening. THE POET BAND COMPANY. Seeking various types of poetry. Contact wewuvpoetry@hotmail. com Ongoing. RUNE. Accepting submissions of poetry, prose, drama, photography, drawing & graphic design for its 2016 edition. This year’s theme is “Growth.” Guidelines: 3 submissions maximum. Poems & prose up to 1,000 words, drama up to 1,250 words. Submit as email attachments to rune@mail.rmu. edu. Text files must be in .doc or docx format, art files in .jpeg format. Thru March 14. UPPAGUS. If you have been thinking about writing/creating a poem, short prose or artwork commemorating David Bowie, send it to uppagus, an online poetry journal. www.uppagus.com. Thru March 5.

Savage Love {BY DAN SAVAGE}

I am a kinkster. I have been since I can remember (I am now 21 years old), and I’ve never told anyone about my deep dark desires until last year. During my time at university, I made good friends with a guy who I was able to open up to about my preferences, as he had similar desires. We created a beneficial arrangement. I suddenly no longer felt like I needed to suppress my “fucked up” masKEEP IT SHORT, SAVAGE, EXPRESSED SINCERELY ochistic needs and became extremely happy and more comfortable with them. Feedback is always appreciated, KISSES. I keep a journal, and naturally I wrote about this arrangement and a lot of the I’m 30, happily married, with my husexplicit details. Last summer, my mother band since I was 17. First boyfriend, read my entire journal and was horrified. kiss, etc. I never had sex with anyone After she read it, I received a very nasty else. This never bothered me because I text message from her about how our rewasn’t really into sex — but there have lationship was over, she couldn’t believe been big changes in the last year. I guess what I had done, and she was no longer I am having a sexual awakening. My sex going to help pay for my postgraduate drive increased, and I’ve started readcourses, etc. She was deeply disturbed to ing erotica and fantasizing about getlearn that some money she had given me ting kinky. I’ve also been having very for my 21st birthday was spent on a hostrong urges to fuck someone else. As tel room where I met up with my kinky someone who always had strong values friend. (It wasn’t like we could and opinions when it comes to meet in my family home!) I sex and marriage and cheatnever wanted my mother ing, these feelings really to know about any of this, confused me! So I found out k c e h C and I feel bad for how it a safe and harmless outw ie rv te in upset her, but this was let: Second Life. I created our e g a v a S also a huge violation of a hot avatar and have ith Dan w s r’ my privacy. The only way been role-playing, talkity Pape t C n o to resolve the situation ing dirty, and banging podcas d e tl ti n was for me to pretend U people across the world hcity g .p w w that I deeply regretted for six months. I love it. on w m o c everything, tell her I can I get to experience scepaper. see now how messed up narios I fantasize about those “weird” sex practices but would never do in real are, and say that I’m cured and life. I also have my husband’s will never engage in them again. blessing. But here’s where it gets Months have passed and I’m still angry murky. I flirt as if I’m single because I’m with her for having read my diary. I feel worried people will treat me differently sad about the lies I told and having to if they know I’m married. I do not wish pretend — still — that I regret what I to meet or have RL sex with anyone did. Because the truth is I’ve never felt I meet on SL, and I make that clear to more like myself than when I am doing everyone. I don’t do photos/voice chat/ BDSM. It’s not my entire world, but it is Skype. But if someone asks me if I’m an important part of who I am. How do married in RL, I always tell the truth. I’m you think I should take things from here? writing because I’m worried about this She’ll never understand, so telling her one guy. The cybersex is super hot, and isn’t an option, but that means suppresshe’s sweet. He’s my go-to guy, and I’m ing my deep upset at her as well. his go-to girl. He knows I have cybersex MOTHER UNFAIRLY DESTROYED DAUGHTER’S with other people in SL, and I have told LIBIDO ENTIRELY him he is obviously allowed to have sex with others, too. But I’m worried our SL Fuck mom; be you. … Shit, I really can’t do relationship has become a bit more. He this one in four words. Confront your fuckleaves me messages when I’m not oning mother, MUDDLE, once you’re out of line, telling me he misses me and “loves grad school (priorities!), about the awful, being with me,” and I’ve said the same shitty things she did to you: reading your to him. I’ve also made it clear I have no journal; shaming you for your sexual interintention of meeting anyone from SL in ests and your private, consensual, respectRL, ever. Regardless of my intentions, ful and healthy sexual explorations; and her I’m worried that I’m crossing the line unforgivable acts of emotional and financial and being unfair to my husband. I’m blackmail. And you should wave the results of also worried that I’m being unfair to this study under her nose when you confront my guy in SL, because I’m sure he must her: livescience.com/34832-bdsm-healthy-psythink I’m single, even though he has chology.html. It’s just one of several studies never asked. Am I crossing the line and showing that people who practice BDSM — at risk of hurting my husband/SL guy? not just fantasize about it but actually pracOr am I just having some harmless fun tice it — are psychologically healthier than that helps me satisfy this strange new vanilla people. itch that’s driving me crazy?

Are you incapable of concision? Your answers are too long! You blather on, often rehashing the problem (unnecessary!) before giving four words (at most!) of (rarely!) useful advice. I’ve heard you say you have to edit letters down for space. Try this instead: Edit yourself! I want more of the letters — more from the people asking questions — and less of YOU.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Unless you work at night and sleep by day, you experience the morning on a regular basis. You may have a love-hate relationship with it, because on the one hand you don’t like to leave your comfortable bed so early, and on the other hand you enjoy anticipating the interesting events ahead of you. But aside from your personal associations with the morning, this time of day has always been a potent symbol of awakenings and beginnings. Throughout history, poets have invoked it to signify purity and promise. In myth and legend, it often represents the chance to see things afresh, to be free of the past’s burdens, to love life unconditionally. Dream interpreters might suggest that a dream of morning indicates a renewed capacity to trust oneself. All of these meanings are especially apropos for you right now, Pisces.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Actress Blythe Baird writes about the problem that arises when her dog sees her eating a peanut-butter-and-chocolate-chip bagel. Her beloved pet begs for a piece and becomes miserable when it’s not forthcoming. Baird is merely demonstrating her love, of course, because she knows that eating chocolate can make canines ill. I suspect that life is bestowing a comparable blessing on you. You may feel mad and sad about being deprived of something you want. But the likely truth is that you will be lucky not to get it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “I do not literally paint that table, but rather the emotion it produces upon me,” French artist Henri Matisse told an interviewer. “But what if you don’t always have emotion?” she asked him. This is how Matisse replied: “Then I do not paint. This morning, when I came to work, I had no emotion. So I took a horseback ride. When I returned, I felt like painting, and had all the

emotion I wanted.” This is excellent advice for you to keep in mind, Taurus. Even more than usual, it’s crucial that you imbue every important thing you do with pure, strong emotions. If they’re not immediately available, go in quest of them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Some night soon, I predict you’ll dream of being an enlightened sovereign who presides over an ecologically sustainable paradise. You’re a visionary leader who is committed to peace and high culture, so you’ve never gone to war. You share your wealth with the people in your kingdom. You revere scientists and shamans alike, providing them with what they need to do their good work for the enhancement of the realm. Have fun imagining further details of this dream, Gemini, or else make up your own. Now is an excellent time to visualize a fairy tale version of yourself at the height of your powers, living your dreams and sharing your gifts.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s not always necessary to have an expansive view of where you have been and where you are going, but it’s crucial right now. So I suggest that you take an inventory of the big picture. For guidance, study this advice from philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: “What have you truly loved? What has uplifted your soul, what has dominated and delighted it at the same time? Assemble these revered objects in a row before you and they may reveal a law by their nature and their order: the fundamental law of your very self.”

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Sportswear manufacturer Adidas is looking for ways to repurpose trash that humans dump in the oceans. One of its creations is a type of shoe made from illegal deep-sea nets that have been confiscated from poachers. I invite you to get inspired by Adidas’ work. From an astrological perspective, now is a good time to expand and refine your personal approach to recycling. Brainstorm about how you could convert waste and refuse into useful, beautiful resources — not just literally, but also metaphorically. For example, is there a ruined or used-up dream that could be transformed into raw material for a shiny new dream?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “There isn’t enough of anything as long as we live,” wrote Raymond Carver. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Virgo, you’ll soon be gliding through one of these intervals. Now and then you may even experience the strange sensation of being completely satisfied with the quality and amount of sweetness that arrives. To ensure optimal results, be as free from greed as you can possibly be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “For a wound to heal, you have to clean it out,” says author Yasmin Mogahed. “Again, and again, and again. And this cleaning process stings. The cleaning of a wound hurts. Yes. Healing takes so much work. So much persistence. And so much patience.” According to my analysis, Libra, you should be attending to this tough but glorious task. Although the work might be hard, it won’t be anywhere near as hard as it usually is. And you are likely to make more progress than you would be able to at other times.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “The other day, lying in bed,” writes poet Rodger Kamenetz, “I felt my heart beating for the first time in a long while. I realized how little I live in my body, how much in my mind.” He speaks for the majority of us. We spend much of our lives entranced by the relentless jabber that unfolds

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between our ears. But I want to let you know, Scorpio, that the moment is ripe to rebel against this tendency in yourself. In the coming weeks, you will have a natural talent for celebrating your body. You’ll be able to commune deeply with its sensations, to learn more about how it works, and to exult in the pleasure it gives you and the wisdom it provides.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): In his “Dream Song 67,” poet John Berryman confesses, “I am obliged to perform in complete darkness operations of great delicacy on my self.” I hope you will consider embarking on similar heroics, Sagittarius. It’s not an especially favorable time to overhaul your environment or try to get people to change in accordance with your wishes. But it’s a perfect moment to spruce up your inner world — to tinker with and refine it so that everything in there works with more grace. And unlike Berryman, you won’t have to proceed in darkness. The light might not be bright, but there’ll be enough of a glow to see what you’re doing.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Here’s the dictionary’s definition of the word “indelible”: “having the quality of being difficult to remove, wash away, blot out, or efface; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.” The word is often used in reference to unpleasant matters: stains on clothes, biases that distort the truth, superstitions held with unshakable conviction, or painful memories of romantic break-ups. I am happy to let you know that you now have more power than usual to dissolve seemingly indelible stuff like that. Here’s a trick that might help you: Find a new teacher or teaching that uplifts you with indelible epiphanies.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): According to poet Tony Hoagland, most of us rarely “manage to finish a thought or a feeling; we usually get lazy or distracted and quit halfway through.” Why? Hoagland theorizes that we “don’t have the time to complete the process, and we dislike the difficulty and discomfort of the task.” There’s a cost for this negligence: “We walk around full of half-finished experiences.” That’s why Hoagland became a poet. He says that “poems model the possibility of feeling all the way through an emotional process” and “thinking all the way through a thought.” The coming weeks will be a favorable time to get more in the habit of finishing your own feelings and thoughts, Aquarius. It will also be more important than usual that you do so! (Hoagland’s comments appeared in Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts.) Imagine gazing into the eyes of the person you were 10 years ago. What do you want to say to the Old You? Freewillastrology.com

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THEY’RE STANDING on Troy Hill’s Harpster Street, sitting on folding

chairs, sprawled over those ubiquitous Pittsburgh front stoops. Snarﬁng down the pot-luck fare, largely vegetarian and vegan — three-bean chili and saffron rice; vegan meatballs in red-pepper sauce, carrot cupcakes, hot cider and soda — they’re the Troy Hooligans, a decidedly eclectic, informal, nontraditional bit of guerilla theater here to transform what is one of Pittsburgh’s more isolated neighborhoods. Due to map — Troy Hill is a two-mile long, half-mile wide plateau above the Allegheny River — and mindset, the ’hood has been strictly for homebodies, an alpine retreat for made guys for more than a century. Homes were passed down through the generations, in the manner of English country estates, parents to children to grandchildren. Realtors were proud of the fact that properties were rarely, if ever, listed for sale. In the event that a family member didn’t want the manse, a neighbor with an extra child or stray cousin invariably did. Title, tax, transfer — all done in an afternoon.

Oh, they wanted to work with traditional community groups, but found that said groups were somewhat resistant to new ideas. Like rebranding the neighborhood. One bon mot that died quickly, recalling Troy Hill’s hog-butchery past, was to reposition the neighborhood as Pig Hill. “That,” Moga smirks, “was blasphemy.” “That also led us to do our own thing,” she smiles. Never incorporating, naming a board or writing by-laws, Moga, Fifth and some like-minded brigands created the Hooligans, continuing their own kind of agitprop street movement and action teams when necessary. “I decided to keep it light and casual,” Moga recalls. That meant communicating largely by social media, a closed Facebook site that hosts some 180 like-minded souls. “We do things mischievously. We don’t take ourselves too seriously.” So unseriously, in fact, that open-air block parties aside, the Hooligans never meet formally. “On purpose,” Moga says. “We want to keep it more casual than that.”

“WE FEEL VERY EMPOWERED AND LIBERATED TO DO THINGS CREATIVELY.” But things change. People move away. Houses on Troy Hill, once offered at a premium, were aging, going begging. Not so long ago, when the suburbs beckoned, and living anywhere but in the city was deemed preferable, Troy Hill seemed — if not doomed, then at least a seedy relic of the distant past. But with homes standing vacant, a lovely river trail below and the trend back toward urban places, Troy Hill is suddenly — if not a hot number, then at least something more than tepid. Suddenly auslanders, young urban homesteaders, have started to arrive. Some, like Troy Hooligan Prankster-in-Charge Nicole Moga, came equipped with decidedly nontraditional ideas. Flower-planting. Tree-planting. Block parties. “It all started as a lark,” she smiles. Wanting more room than they had in their Bloomfield digs, Moga and hubby Mike Fifth found a fixer-upper with incredibly good bones and fabulous turn-of-the-last-century burnished wood. “We fell in love instantly,” she recalls. Moving to Troy Hill in ’09, into a house sorely undervalued and underloved, they went to work restoring their Harpster Street haven to its former glory. And they got involved in the life of the neighborhood, planting flowers and trees in public areas, hauling trash, calling the city about abandoned cars.

Instead, she’ll put out calls — railing-painting here, tree-planting there — and whoever shows, shows. “This,” she gestures, “is the way to transform Troy Hill.” It’s a novel concept: neighborhood revitalization that mirrors resistance and insurgency movements the world over, albeit spiffed up by electronics. On the one hand, the entire idea seems loose to the level of coming apart at the seams. On the other hand, perhaps it’s the future of neighborhood activism — four dozen folks magically materializing for seed-bombing vacant lots and hanging dry wall. When you see an opportunity, they say, seize it, the modus operandi being it’s easier to ask forgiveness than permission. A clean street, a repaired storage garage, a raucous, goodvibes block party, and pretty soon you’ve transformed an entire neighborhood. “We feel very empowered and liberated to do things creatively,” Moga says. “Community development doesn’t have to be all board meetings and grant-writing.” She pauses. “We want to do fun things.” Fun is the operative word, and it seems to be working. “People have moved up here,” she adds, “and they’re excited about it.” They walk to trails and town. To the Wigle Barrelhouse. To PNC Park and Heinz Field and the Aviary. “Those things are neighborhood assets,” Moga gestures, and smiles. IN F O@ P G H C I T Y PA P E R. C OM

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